NSW: Man 'serious' after being stabbed by teenager
07 Dec 2008 4:17 PM
SYDNEY, Dec 7 AAP - A man is in serious condition after being stabbed by a teenager outside a southern NSW club.
A number of fights broke out after a large number of people left a club in Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga, at about 3am (AEDT) on Sunday, police said.
During one of the fights, a 16-year-old youth punched an 18-year-old man in the head several times.
The teenager was then involved in a second altercation with a 21-year-old man who was stabbed twice in the chest.
The youth fled, chased by several other man, before police stunned him with a Taser gun, arrested and disarmed him.
A 16-year-old youth has been charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and custody of a knife.
He was refused bail and is due to appear at Wagga Wagga Children's Court on Monday.
The 18-year-old man suffered bruising to both eyes while the 21-year-old man was admitted to hospital for the stab wounds where he remains in a serious but stable condition.
Inquiries into the incident continue.
AAP cjb/cdh
