Update - Pair charged after incident at Elizabeth Interchange

Just after 6.30 pm on Wednesday 23 October, police were called to the Elizabeth Interchange at Mountbatten Square following reports a security guard had been stabbed.

Patrols were quick to the scene and located two 27-year-old women who were swiftly arrested by patrols.

The 34-year-old security guard suffered a laceration to his forearm and was taken to hospital by paramedics for treatment of serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Whilst attempting to arrest one of the women, a police officer was assaulted and suffered minor injuries.

Further enquiries identified that the two females stole items from a store within the Elizabeth Shopping Centre before one female assaulted the security guard.

One female was charged with theft and granted police bail to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on 26 November.

The second female was charged with assault cause harm, resisting arrest and assaulting a prescribed emergency service worker. She was refused police bail and will  appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court today (Thursday 24 October).

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