Although there have been multiple people stabbed on Aucklands North Shore this morning, this will probably be the last we read hear of it in the news. Nothing to do with the religion of peace. Just as in London, this is now part of ordinary NZ culture. With an Islamic district commander, we’re unlikely to hear more. Allah Akbar.
Emergency services have rushed to East Coast Bays on Auckland’s North Shore, where a number of people have been injured on Thursday.
A person is in custody and is assisting police with inquiries.
Stuff understands multiple people have been stabbed.
A lady on her morning walk with a dog said a man in a hoodie came out of Seaton Ave and began stabbing people.
The man chased after a 17-year-old girl who screamed, she said.
“We thought she was being silly, she was shrieking.
“He stabbed two people, totally random… it all happened very quickly,” she said.
She was only 20 metres away from the man at one point.
She said attacker was stopped by construction workers, who hit him with a crutch.
“At this early stage we are still working to confirm the exact number and nature of injuries,” said a police spokesperson.
A local woman saw said that the incident started in Murrays Bay and moved to nearby Mairangi Bay.
“People screaming. Everything happen so fast. People running, and the cops was there in the same time with big guns, and they have someone in the floor in that moment,” said Maria Paz Tapia.
Another Mairangi Bay local said she saw “quite a few police” in the area.
“I saw three or four passing by here towards Murrays Bay and an ambulance as well,” he said.
Police have placed diversions around the incident, and are asking people to avoid the area.
This from NZ herald:
Several people have been injured in an apparent mass stabbing on Auckland’s North Shore, a cafe worker in the area claims.
Police confirmed people were injured in an incident at Murrays Bay but it was too early to say how they had been hurt.
A worker from Montrose Cafe, Bistro and Bar in neighbouring Mairangi Bay says a member of the public used a crutch to trip up the alleged offender, aiding police in his capture.
A staff member at Cafe BayBay in Beach Rd, Murray Bay says he understands a man stabbed several women, before fleeing to Mairangi Bay.
He said he heard officers caught the offender there.
Another witness said three people had been stabbed, and that three ambulances and three police cars were at the scene.
“Emergency services are in attendance at an incident in Murrays Bay where a number of people are understood to have sustained injuries,” a police spokeswoman said.
“At this early stage we are still working to confirm the exact number and nature of injuries.”
Police have taken a person into custody, who is assisting them with their inquiries.
Traffic is being diverted and police have asked people to avoid the area.
This from Newstalk ZB:
Several people have been injured in an apparent mass stabbing on Auckland’s North Shore, a cafe worker in the area claims.
Police confirmed people were injured in an incident at Murrays Bay but it was too early to say how they had been hurt.
A worker from Montrose Cafe, Bistro and Bar says a member of the public at neighbouring Mairangi Bay used a crutch to trip up the alleged offender, aiding police in his capture.
A staff member at the nearby Cafe BayBay says he understands a man stabbed several women, before fleeing to Mairangi Bay.
He said he heard officers caught the offender there.
Another witness said three people had been stabbed, and that three ambulances and three police cars were at the scene.
“Emergency services are in attendance at an incident in Murrays Bay where a number of people are understood to have sustained injuries,” a police spokeswoman said.
“At this early stage we are still working to confirm the exact number and nature of injuries.”
Police have taken a person into custody, who is assisting them with their inquiries.
Traffic is being diverted and police have asked people to avoid the area.
North Shore MP Simon Watts said he was aware there had been a “stabbing”.
“Multiple people have been injured, and my thoughts are with them and their families,” he said.
“Thank you to the police, ambulance and first responders for supporting our community today.”
East Coast Bays MP Eric Stanford said it was “extremely upsetting to hear about the tragic stabbing”.
“My heart goes out to all the victims and their families,” the National MP said.
