Qld: Two men charged with attempted murder

AAP General News (Australia)
04-22-2006
Qld: Two men charged with attempted murder

BRISBANE, April 22 AAP - Two men have been charged with attempted murder in Brisbane.

The 23 and 22 year-olds were also charged with grievous bodily harm and robbery with
violence last night.

They had allegedly stabbed a 25-year-old man in Crag Road, Taringa, in the city's west,
on Thursday.

Residents reported hearing an argument in the street about 11.30pm (AEST) that evening.

A short time later, witnesses saw a car speed off and a man with knife wounds to his
chest and arms staggering across the street, screaming for help, police said.

The wounded man is in a stable condition after being taken to Royal Brisbane Hospital
and undergoing emergency surgery.

The 23-year-old appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning and has been remanded
in custody to reappear on June 19.

Police have not specified where he lives.

The 22-year-old, from Chapel Hill, in the city's west, will appear in Brisbane Magistrates
Court on Monday morning.

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KEYWORD: STABBING

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