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Five people in hospital after Whanganui stabbing

Multiple people having been injured during a stabbing incident in Whanganui this afternoon.

Five people have been taken to hospital following the stabbing, a St John spokesperson told Te Kāea.

Police say they were called to the incident at around 4.15pm in Wicksteed Street.

“One person has been taken into custody,” police said in a statement.

More to come. 

I te ahiahi nei i tae mai ai ngā pirihimana ki konei ki tēnei pito o Wicksteed Street. He ai ki ngā kōrero i whara ētahi, kua mauhere tētahi e ngā pirihimana mō te mahi okaoka i ētahi atu. Ka puta i ngā pirihimana he whakapuakanga mō tēnei take hei te pō nei hei āpōpō rānei.

Posted by Te Ao Māori News on Monday, January 21, 2019