Man stabbed at Toowoomba shopping centre; one in custody

A man in his 20s received treatment for minor arm injuries after a stabbing occurred at the busy Grand Central Shopping Centre in Toowoomba, Queensland, on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene just before 2 p.m. near the Big W store. The area, along with surrounding shops, was temporarily locked down as police responded. A witness, Jeremy Adams, described seeing a group of youths running around, with one allegedly pulling a large hunting knife from a backpack and chasing another youth. Police have apprehended one person of interest in connection with the stabbing. The injured man was taken to Toowoomba Base Hospital in a stable condition. This incident marks the second stabbing at the Grand Central Shopping Centre within the past month. An 18-year-old man was charged over an alleged stabbing near the Woolworths supermarket on May 8. Additionally, on May 30, police responded to reports of a 15-year-old boy being stabbed in the leg and hand following a street corner fight in inner-city Toowoomba.

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One of them pulled out of a backpack what looked like a nine inch plus hunting knife and proceeded to chase one of the other youths...