Liam David Hirt in Maroochydore court for alleged stabbing at Beerwah

A chat between friends over coffee allegedly ended in a stabbing where a teenager used a screwdriver and a knife to cause penetrating wounds. Read what happened in court.

A Sunshine Coast teenager has been granted bail after allegedly stabbing a man using a screwdriver and a knife.

Liam David Hirt, 18, faces charges of assault occasioning bodily harm, acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, possession of a knife, obstruct police, evasion, possess drugs, possess utensil, create disturbance or nuisance, possess property connected with a drug offence.

Mr Hirt’s lawyer Chantelle Allen applied for bail on his behalf in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on June 21, 2022.

Police will allege Mr Hirt went to his 40-year-old friend’s house in Beerwah on April 2, 2022, and was having a chat over coffee before the pair had a disagreement that ended in Mr Hirt injuring the complainant.

The court heard Mr Hirt and the 40-year-old man used to live together until recently.

Magistrate Matthew McLaughlin said the complainant stated nothing out of the ordinary was happening until he was “viciously attacked” with both a knife and a screwdriver.

Mr McLaughlin said the complainant was found with obvious injuries that were recorded as a penetrating 1 to 1.5cm injury to the right side of his neck and a penetrating injury to his right rear shoulder.

The complainant also suffered an injury to his nose and right eye damage.

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Mr McLaughlin said there was no information on how the complainant was treated or how he recovered from his injuries.

Police claim the neck injury was caused by a bent knife that Mr McLaughlin observed to be “quite small”.

“It seems to be an isolated incident, they are known to each other, there’s not a suggestion anybody else is in danger,” Mr McLaughlin told the court.

“It’s still serious allegations … it could have resulted in very serious injury or even death if it happened to be in the wrong place.”

In relation to the risk of reoffending, Mr McLaughlin said there was nothing to indicate Mr Hirt would seek out the complainant and nothing to indicate any vendetta.

Mr McLaughlin said the evidence of the blood on Mr Hirt’s clothing and the weapons that were found was strong, but he said the story didn’t quite make sense.

“The suggestion that a person would be chatting having a cup of coffee and for no reason start stabbing the other person with a knife is nonsense,” he said.

“ (Mr Hirt) has been examined by the mental health court liaison staff when he was taken into custody and was not found to be displaying any signs of ill health.

“I therefore feel confident that the story the complainant has relayed is not the full story.”

The court heard Mr Hirt had no criminal history and could live with his mother in Maleny if granted bail.

Mr McLaughlin said there was a risk Mr Hirt could spend too much time in custody if he wasn’t released on bail.

Conditions were placed on Mr Hirt’s bail that ordered he have no contact with the complainant and not go to the town of Beerwah.

Mr Hirt will face court again on July 15.