Teen charged over bus stop stabbing

A bus stop stabbing in Maroochydore has resulted in a 15-year-old Forest Glen boy being charged.

A bus stop stabbing in Maroochydore has resulted in a 15-year-old Forest Glen boy being charged and another boy on the run from police.

Police were called to reports of an alleged fight between two boys and a man at the Maroochydore bus station on Horton Parade around 2.45pm on Monday 19 August.

It will be alleged the 45-year-old Maroochydore man had been kicked in the head and stabbed once in his thigh.

The man was taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Initial investigations indicate the boys and the man are not known to each other.

The boys allegedly ran from the scene but one of them was found at a property on Bungama Street, Maroochydore around 8.30pm.

He has been charged with one count each of common assault and wounding.

He has been refused police bail and is due to appear in Maroochydore Children’s Court on 20 August.

Police are continuing to work to find the second boy allegedly involved.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police.