{"id":53492,"date":"2025-08-08T18:14:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T18:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/53492\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T18:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T18:14:14","slug":"bloodbath-at-a-barber-shop-after-horror-double-stabbing-in-queanbeyan-leaving-two-men-critically-wounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/53492\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloodbath at a barber shop after horror double stabbing in Queanbeyan &#8211; &#8211; leaving two men critically wounded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-3803\/Nicholas-Wilson.html\" class=\"author\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NICHOLAS WILSON, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  04:28 EDT, 8 August 2025   |  Updated:  13:16 EDT, 8 August 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Two young men are fighting for their lives after a suspected stabbing in broad daylight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Emergency services were called to a barber shop on Crawford Street in Queanbeyan in southern <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/new-south-wales\/index.html\" id=\"mol-c542b900-742d-11f0-b2d5-6dfec0d78dd3\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NSW<\/a>\u00a0about 1.10pm on Friday following reports of a brawl.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">By the time police arrived, two men believed to be aged in their 20s, had already been rushed to Queanbeyan Hospital with serious injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Both men are reported to be in a critical condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Photos from the scene show a large police presence and the footpath outside the barber shop stained with blood, the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/newslocal\/canberra\/two-people-shot-in-queanbeyan\/news-story\/9894fb3eebcfbcd749253ff2a4f54346\">Canberra Star <\/a>reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police closed off a lane of traffic to motorists as investigators scoured the scene and placed evidence markers along the footpath.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Nearby businesses, include a newsagent, other hair salons and a Kmart were forced to close their doors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Early indications suggest the injured men were stabbed,&#8217; a police statement read.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-315199e97cc60d37\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/101030549-14982171-image-a-24_1754638194783.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Police have established a crime scene outside a barber shop where two men were stabbed in Queanbeyan\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Police have established a crime scene outside a barber shop where two men were stabbed in Queanbeyan<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-278642320fab8412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/101030555-14982171-image-a-25_1754638204401.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Police were called to the scene about 1.10pm following reports of a brawl and stabbing\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Police were called to the scene about 1.10pm following reports of a brawl and stabbing<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It is not known whether other weapons were involved.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Detectives have established a\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/crime\/index.html\" id=\"mol-7fa0f6c0-7426-11f0-a185-1128e68c1738\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">crime<\/a>\u00a0scene and launched an investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The incident has shocked the tight-knit community near the ACT border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It had a bad reputation a long time ago, but it\u2019s actually a really lovely place in the 10-20 years I\u2019ve known it,&#8217; one mum told the publication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;That\u2019s why we\u2019re moving back&#8230; I would\u2019ve never guessed something like this could\u2019ve happened here though.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another local added: &#8216;On the surface it seems to be a very peaceful place.\u00a0I wouldn\u2019t expect something like this to happen.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Anyone with information is urged to contact Queanbeyan Police Station or Crime Stoppers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fdf03e5f98de2a45\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/101030539-14982171-image-a-26_1754638240264.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Officers are pictured on Crawford Street, where investigations continue\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Officers are pictured on Crawford Street, where investigations continue<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Bloodbath at a barber shop after horror double stabbing in Queanbeyan &#8211; 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