Teen charged after brutal stabbing in car park on Sunshine Coast
A young man has been charged over the brutal stabbing of another man at a Sunshine Coast car park on Wednesday night.
Police allege an 18-year-old man stopped a 41-year-old at a parking lot on Coronation Avenue, Nambour, at 10pm and demanded he handover his backpack.
When the man refused, a fight broke out between the pair which resulted in the older man being viciously stabbed a number of times in the head and upper body.
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Coronation Avenue in Nambour, Sunshine Coast, where a man was allegedly stabbed in a parking lot. Google Maps
The 41-year-old was able to present himself to a nearby McDonald's, when emergency services were called.
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The 18-year-old allegedly left the scene with the backpack but police have since tracked him down thanks to CCTV and he was arrested in Maroochydore last night.
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He has been charged with one count each of armed robbery, acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and possession of a knife in a public place.
He will appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court today.
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