Serious assault, Cairns

Key points

• Two teenage girls have been charged after a 25-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed in the leg during an altercation in Cairns City. Police were called to reports of a disturbance on Spence Street around 9.40pm on Monday, 12 October. The woman was taken to Cairns Base Hospital with serious injuries.
• Four teenagers were arrested nearby a short time later. One 15-year-old girl faces charges of assault occasioning bodily harm and acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.
• The other 15-year-old girl faces three counts of common assault. Both are due to appear at Cairns Childrens Court on 21 October.