A small rural village has been shaken after a mother allegedly stabbed her 17-year-old daughter yesterday afternoon.
Key points:
- A woman allegedly stabbed her 17-year-old daughter six times in the chest
- Several calls were made to the triple-0, one of them from a 20-year-old man at home.
- The woman was also taken to hospital with what police believe were self-inflicted injuries
Police received several triple 0 calls from the area alerting them to a disturbance at a Dysart home around 4:15 p.m. yesterday.
Mackay’s acting detective inspector, Emma Novosel, said police arrived to find the 17-year-old girl stabbed six times in the chest.
Inspector Novosel said the 37-year-old mother had several minor injuries, which were understood to have been self-inflicted.
Inspector Novosel said police did not know what triggered the alleged attack, but that police were still at the scene today investigating.
The couple lived together in the house, but it was unknown how long they had been in the area.
Acting inspector Emma Novosel says the teen had been stabbed six times in the chest. (ABC Tropical North: Angel Parsons)
The mother also allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old man in the house who is believed to be a friend of the victim, but Inspector Novosel said no knife was used.
“He actually intervened in the incident,” Inspector Novosel said.
The 17-year-old was initially transferred to Dysart Hospital and then to Mackay Base Hospital in critical but stable condition and has since been transferred to Townsville Hospital.
The woman was taken to Dysart Hospital, where she allegedly assaulted one of the police officers.
Police say they are not sure how long the mother and daughter lived in Dysart, one of the remote mining communities in the Queensland region. (ABC News: Nathan Morris)
Inspector Novosel said the officer did not require medical treatment, but that emergency services that rushed to the scene had been supported.
“It’s always an incident that, I guess, when it shows up is a bit confrontational,” Inspector Novosel said.
The woman was charged with attempted murder, common assault and aggravated assault on a police officer.
She was taken to Mackay Base Hospital where she was awaiting a medical assessment to appear today in Mackay Magistrates Court, but the matter has been postponed until tomorrow.