Man critical, another injured after Acacia Ridge stabbing

Shocked residents have told of hearing screams and trying to help a man from “freaking out” after he was allegedly stabbed multiple times by a 17-year-old in an altercation south of Brisbane that has left the man fighting for life.

Police on scene at a stabbing at Acacia Ridge. Picture: David Clark

A man is fighting for life with critical wounds to his abdomen and back and a teen has been charged with attempted murder following an alleged stabbing south of Brisbane.

The incident unfolded about 2.30pm on Friday on Gregory St, not far from Acacia Ridge State School.

Police on scene of the a stabbing at Acacia Ridge. Picture: David Clark

One person, a 19-year-old man, was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition with multiple injuries.

Inspector Karl Hahne said police were called to Gregory St at 2.30pm after neighbours saw two men fighting, with one man potentially armed with a knife.

“As a result police arrived here en masse and located one victim with stab wounds to his leg, lower abdomen and stomach,” Insp Hahne said.

“Those injuries were of a critical nature. The crews immediately attended and gave tactical first aid on scene.”

Insp Hahne said officers had located a large knife with a blade around 25cm-30cm long.

“(It was) curved in nature, potentially a hunting or a fishing type knife,” he said.

Inspector Karl Hahne speaking to media at the scene of a stabbing at Acacia Ridge. Picture: David Clark

A 17-year-old Acacia Ridge boy has been charged with one count each of attempted murder, threatening violence, and possession of a knife in a public space.

He appeared before the Brisbane Childrens Court on Saturday where he did not apply and was remanded in custody and is now expected to appear before the Richlands Childrens Court on June 27.

On Saturday night, the victim remained in intensive care.

Acacia Ridge Criminal Investigation Branch are seeking the assistance of anyone that travelled along Gregory Street between 2 and 2.30pm on Friday May 17 to review their dashcam footage.

Anyone that may have seen or has footage of the 19-year-old victim walking along Gregory Street is encouraged to call Acacia Ridge police or Crime stoppers.

Friday’s incident happened just metres from the scene of a fatal stabbing that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Asked whether police were investigating whether the stabbing was linked to the alleged murder days earlier, Insp Hahne said it was too early to comment.

“As you would understand the victim in this case was taken to hospital in a critical condition, was in and out of consciousness, has not been spoken to by police, so the nature of the altercation and the reasoning behind it, until we speak to that victim, who at the moment is in surgery at the PA (Hospital), we can’t ascertain what this incident was started by or what the relationship between the two gentlemen involved was,” he said.

Bosco Minyurano was allegedly murdered by someone he knew at an Acacia Ridge park on Mother's Day.

Several nearby residents gathered around the scene as Acacia Ridge locals came to terms with the second alleged stabbing in the suburb within a week.

Gregory Street was completely closed off by police after declaring a crime scene.

Insp Hahne said police were treating it as a stand-alone incident.

“Police are confident there is no further threat to the community,” he said.

“My message to the people of Acacia Ridge and broader to Brisbane, is that there is no further threat to the community, we are treating this as a stand-alone altercation.”

Police and paramedics have rushed to Gregory Street, Acacia Ridge the scene of a stabbing. Picture David Clark

One resident, who just moved to Gregory Street, said they could hear the incident from a home.

“We were inside just chilling and cleaning up in the kitchen and then we heard screaming,” the resident said.

“I walked into the room to talk to someone and said ‘can you hear the screaming’ and she said yes it sounds like something is going on out there.

“We stopped for a second then heard more (screams) so I come outside and then seen him on the ground so I ran there and there was a chick helping him and trying to stop the bleeding and him from freaking out.”

The resident said he didn’t know the man he saw on the ground.

“It’s freaky,” he said.

“We just moved here.”

Scenes of crime photographers at an Acacia Ridge stabbing. Picture: David Clark

Bosco Minyurano, 22, died from his wounds after being stabbed in Mortimer Road Park just after midnight on Mother’s Day.

Emmanuel Saki, 30, has been charged with murder, with the matter briefly heard in the Richlands Magistrates Court on Monday.

Gregory St, where today’s stabbing happened, intersects with Mortimer Rd and Mortimer Road Park.

A Department of Education spokesman said Acacia Ridge State School classes had finished for the day and most students had gone home by the time the stabbing occurred.

The spokesman said there were no impacts on the school or student pick up.

Acacia Ridge State School classes start at 8.30am and finish at 2.30pm daily.