A teenage boy has been rushed to hospital after his neck was slashed in a brawl at Manly.
Shortly before 10.00pm last night (Wednesday, 07 January), NSW Police and NSW Ambulance were called to a report of teens fighting at The Corso, Manly.
A NSW Police spokesperson said they were told a 15-year-old boy had been assaulted by another teenage boy who was allegedly armed with a glass bottle.
Multiple units attached to Northern Beaches Police Area Command responded to the scene, as did four NSW Ambulance crews, including Intensive Care Paramedics, NSW Ambulance Supervisor Paul Nightingale and NSW Ambulance Inspector Ryan Constance.
The incident occurred near the New Brighton Hotel, and patrons and staff provided first aid assistance to stem the bleeding from a six centimetre (6cm) gash to the 15-year-old boy’s neck using makeshift bandages (image below).
Paramedics arrived on scene quickly from Balgowlah Ambulance Station, assessing the extent of the boy’s injury.
The Toll NSW Ambulance Rescue Helicopter also responded from Bankstown with a specialist medical team aboard, landing at Balgowlah Oval just after 10.15pm.
Paramedics found the boy to be in a stable condition, with the laceration to the left side of his neck mostly affecting superficial tissue.
They treated the boy’s wound and quickly departed for Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick as the helicopter landed, requesting the aeromedical team remain and meet them at Sydney Road near Balgowlah Oval.
With the medical team on board shortly before 10.30pm, the Intensive Care Ambulance continued to hospital by road.
Police established a crime scene at The Corso, speaking with bystanders who had witnessed the fight and its aftermath.
A number of youths in the area were detained by police for questioning, with four teenage males taken to Manly Police Station at Belgrave Street to further assist police with their inquiries.
Most of the teens were apprehended at The Corso, some near Manly Wharf. One teen had moved away further however, and was taken into custody at the western end of Gilbert Street, Manly. It is believed the boy apprehended at Gilbert Street is known to police.
A NSW Police spokesperson confirmed just after 11.30pm that two teenage boys remained in custody at Manly Police Station and inquiries are ongoing.
Images: Northern Beaches Advocate
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NSW Police are seeking public assistance in relation to this matter. If you have any information that may assist them with their inquiries, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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