Boy rushed to Gold Coast University hospital after alleged assault in Surfers Paradise

A boy has been rushed to hospital after an alleged assault outside a Gold Coast McDonald’s overnight. Read what happened

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January 15, 2024 - 8:36AM

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A boy has been rushed to hospital after an alleged assault outside a McDonald’s on the Glitter Strip overnight.

Emergency services were called to Cavill Ave in Surfers Paradise after the incident at around 10.40pm.

Paramedics assessed a pre-teen boy who sustained a head injury after being knocked out in the alleged assault.

He was rushed to Gold Coast University hospital in a serious but stable condition.

A Gold Coast police spokesman said they had to detain two people after they became aggressive towards officers.

They issued a 34-year-old Molendinar woman and a 43-year-old Kingston man with an infringement of public nuisance.

The police spokesman said investigations into an alleged assault on the pre-teen were ongoing.

It was one of two violent incidents in the city’s party capital within 24 hours.

Police also attended an alleged assault on a 22-year-old man on Surfers Paradise Boulevard at 3am on Sunday.

Paramedics took the 22-year-old, who was knocked out in the incident, to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Officers tracked an 18-year-old man using local CCTV and found him on Trickett Street.

They took the 18-year-old Duranbah resident into custody and charged him with assault occasioning bodily harm.

He is due to appear in Southport Magistrates Court on February 22.