Tamanto: Attempted murder charges after supermarket worker stabbed by 13-year-old boy in QLD
A teenage boy has been taken into custody after stabbing a supermarket worker in a busy shopping centre in Queensland on Monday.
Detectives have charged the young boy following a wounding incident at Yamanto.
At around 5.22pm, a 13-year-old boy allegedly approached a staff member at a supermarket near Warwick Road and stabbed her with a knife.
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First aid was rendered to the woman by attending police crews before she was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital, where it understood she remains in a critical condition.
The boy was taken into custody and has been charged with attempt to murder.
He is due to appear before Ipswich Childrens Court on Tuesday.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
