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Teenager charged over knife attack

Posted October 13, 2008 23:00:00

A north Queensland teenager has been charged over a weekend knife attack.

It is alleged the 18-year-old male stabbed a man several times in the back after an argument at Atherton on Saturday night.

The injured man was airlifted to the Cairns Base Hospital for treatment.

The alleged offender will appear in court next month.

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