Man killed in Surfers Paradise stabbing
Police are combing through CCTV camera footage to piece together the events that led to a shocking stabbing attack in the heart of Surfers Paradise.
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POLICE are combing through CCTV camera footage in a bid to piece together the events that led to a shocking stabbing attack in the heart of Surfers Paradise.
A 35-year-old Surfers Paradise man died in hospital after being stabbed on a Hanlan Street footpath near the Beachcomber Apartments about 7pm on Tuesday night.
The area is still swarming with detectives and forensic officers while police are also tracking down CCTV footage from the area in the time leading up to - and following, the shocking attack.
Detective Inspector Chris Ahearn from the Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Branch said early indications were the man knew the alleged attacker, but ruled out any kind of domestic violence.
“They’re loosely known to each other, but that will be the focus of our investigation going forward,” he said.
“We have a number of people who have provided versions of what has occurred.
“It’s too early at this stage of the investigation what a motive might have been.
“Our minds are open as to who or how many people were involved.”
Tape cordoning off the crime scene was removed on Wednesday morning just before 8am.
On Wednesday morning police confirmed officers had spoken to a woman over the incident but one had been charged, and no suspects were in custody.
Witnesses to the aftermath of the incident say paramedics spent about 10 minutes trying to resuscitate a “young man” lying on the footpath.
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More than a dozen police descended on Hanlan Street tonight and taped off an area directly in front of the Beachcomber apartment tower.
Blocks away across the Gold Coast Highway on Peninsular Drive, police were pulling over every vehicle at the exit point of Peninsular Drive and inspecting occupants.
Multiple witnesses from a tower balcony near Beachcomber said they heard a woman screaming her head off during what sounded like a “massive argument” before paramedics turned up and were working on the man on the footpath.
“At first we thought this guy had a heart attack,” a witness told the Bulletin.
“Then an ambulance turned up and they were pumping this guy’s chest.
“They were trying to resuscitate him for 10 minutes.
“The victim was then taken away in an ambulance.”
Another witness to the aftermath who lives at the Beachcomber Resort but was at a neighbouring tower at the time said: “A mate rang me and said you should check out the mess out front of your joint. There are police everywhere and someone has been stabbed.”
If you have information contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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