Teen stabbed during fight in Palmerston North

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An 18-year-old man was stabbed and hospitalised following a brawl in Palmerston North, police said.

Palmerston North Police are appealing for information regarding the incident last night.

Around 10.30pm on Saturday July 27, Police were called to reports of disorder on Featherston St, near the intersection with Seddon St, a police spokesperson said.

Initial inquiries established that a fight involving a number of people had started at a nearby address and spilled out on to the road.

During the fight, an 18-year-old man was stabbed.

He was transported to hospital, where he underwent surgery, and is now in a stable condition.

The person who caused the young man’s injuries is yet to be identified.

If you have information which might assist police inquiries into this matter, please call 105 and quote file number 240728/9267.

Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.