Police in Onehunga are investigating a
serious assault after an incident that occurred in Trafalgar
Street around 3.00am this morning, Saturday 30 July.
A 36
year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after
receiving a number of stab wounds, while another male was
also being treated for injuries.
Police are speaking with
a 16 year-old man in relation to the incident and are not
seeking anyone else at this time.
Police are still in the
early stages of our investigation, and staff are speaking
with a number of witnesses who were at the address to
determine what exactly occurred.
While staff are still
making initial enquiries, Police have no further information
available.
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