{"id":706550,"date":"2026-05-31T16:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T16:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/706550\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T16:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T16:01:32","slug":"two-critical-after-spate-of-stabbings-across-queensland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/706550\/","title":{"rendered":"Two critical after spate of stabbings across Queensland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cameron Atfield\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f489a522d507b199af482871ff1c25c1fcd98d2e.png\"  width=\"64\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 bdzZhU\"\/>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI fPBBmK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>AAA<\/p>\n<p>Police responded to a spate of stabbings across Queensland on Saturday night that saw multiple people hospitalised, including two men who were critically injured.<\/p>\n<p>In Brisbane\u2019s east, several people were injured in an alleged stabbing at a home on Aster Street in Cannon Hill about 9pm.<\/p>\n<p>A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said a man with significant chest and leg wounds was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a life-threatening condition.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police were kept busy across Queensland on Saturday night.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/527e63ce1c872c4deddc43abc6e01981d61484aa.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/>Police were kept busy across Queensland on Saturday night.Queensland Police<\/p>\n<p>A teenage boy with a hand injury and a man in his 20s with facial wounds were also taken to the same hospital in stable conditions.<\/p>\n<p>In Far North Queensland, a man remained in hospital after an alleged stabbing on Captain Cook Highway at Ellis Beach, north of Cairns, about 10.55pm.<\/p>\n<p>The QAS spokesperson said the 48-year-old was taken to Cairns Hospital in a potentially life-threatening condition with a chest wound.<\/p>\n<p>Queensland police allege the incident followed an argument between two men, with a 45-year-old from Wulguru in Townsville charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p>The condition of the injured man, from Speewah, west of Cairns, was later downgraded to stable. A police spokesperson said the pair were known to each other.<\/p>\n<p>Another alleged stabbing, at Kumbarilla in the Western Downs, left a man in his 20s with multiple arm wounds.<\/p>\n<p>The QAS spokesperson said he was stabbed on the Moonie Highway about 9.33pm and was taken in a stable condition to Dalby Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Paramedics were also kept busy with a number of serious crashes throughout the night.<\/p>\n<p>Several people were taken to hospital following a three-vehicle collision on the northbound Pacific Motorway at Greenslopes about 6.28pm.<\/p>\n<p>Ambulance crews took a teenager to Queensland Children\u2019s Hospital in a stable condition with neck injuries. A woman in her 30s and two other teenagers were taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in stable conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Also sent to the PA was a teenage girl with head injuries, which the QAS spokesperson said were sustained after she fell from a moving vehicle on Old Cleveland Road, Capalaba, about 8.20pm.<\/p>\n<p>At Pormpuraaw on Cape York, two men were injured when a vehicle crashed into a tree on Rirranth Street about 10.20pm.<\/p>\n<p>One sustained minor head injuries and was taken to the local clinic in a stable condition, while the other, in his 20s, suffered significant head injuries and was taken to the clinic in a life-threatening condition.<\/p>\n<p>A man in his 40s was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on Cemetery Road at Howard, north of Maryborough, about 7pm. The QAS spokesman said he was taken to Hervey Bay Hospital in a potentially life-threatening condition, with significant head and facial injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, police have charged a 19-year-old man from Kelso in Townsville over an alleged dangerous driving incident in that city on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Police allege he drove dangerously in a car park at Thuringowa Central, causing pedestrians to take evasive action, before later threatening members of the public with a gear shifter.<\/p>\n<p>He has been charged with multiple offences, including dangerous operation of a vehicle and going armed so as to cause fear, and is due to appear in Townsville Magistrates Court on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/login.myfairfax.com.au\/signup_newsletter\/10126?channel_key=7SMsQ6jjgIqPyo9XFzdzWg&amp;callback_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brisbanetimes.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI fPBBmK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>From our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. 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