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Man stabbed in head at Canberra shops

Posted July 5, 2009 07:41:00
Updated July 5, 2009 09:43:00

Ainslie shops, Canberra

The Ainslie shops, Canberra (Google Maps Street View: File photo)

A 43-year-old man is in a serious condition in the Canberra Hospital, after being stabbed at the Ainslie shops yesterday afternoon.

Police say the man was stabbed several times in the head and neck, around 4:30pm.

A 36-year-old Ainslie man who was at the scene is being questioned by detectives.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident.

Tags: crime, assault, act, canberra-2600

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