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Trio arrested after man stabbed, car stolen during Avoca Hotel carpark altercation

Two men and a woman have been arrested after a man was stabbed and his car was allegedly stolen during a hotel car park altercation.

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Two men and a woman have been arrested after an alleged assault, where a man was stabbed at the Avoca Hotel carpark on Tuesday night.

Detectives arrested a man and a woman at a Seacombe Gardens house on Wednesday, while a second man was arrested at his Adelaide home.

Police say they were called to the hotel on Pearson St, Clarence Gardens, after reports a man had been stabbed during a meeting to sell a Subaru Impreza in the carpark, at about 7.20pm.

The victim, a 31-year-old man, was hit in the face with a glass, before a male suspect allegedly stole his cash and keys.

The altercation allegedly happened at Avoca Hotel in Clarence Gardens. Picture: Dean Martin
The altercation allegedly happened at Avoca Hotel in Clarence Gardens. Picture: Dean Martin

The victim had also been stabbed during the alleged altercation and was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The other suspects, a man and a woman, also allegedly assaulted the victim before the trio fled the scene in the stolen car.

Following investigations, a 31-year-old Adelaide man was charged with theft and was bailed to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on February, 14.

Police locate car after it had been dumped on Messines Ave, Edwardstown, following a violent assault and robbery at Avoca Hotel, Clarence Gardens. Picture: SA Police
Police locate car after it had been dumped on Messines Ave, Edwardstown, following a violent assault and robbery at Avoca Hotel, Clarence Gardens. Picture: SA Police

A Secombe Heights woman, also 31, was charged with theft and aggravated assault, while a Dover Gardens man, 26, has been charged with theft and aggravated assault.

They were both bailed to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on February 21.

Police managed to find the stolen car on Wednesday about 10.50am, which had been dumped on Messines Ave, Edwardstown. The car was towed and will undergo forensic examination.

The stolen Subaru Impreza hatch was last seen heading north on South Road near the Gallipoli underpass.

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