JOONDALUP Detectives have charged two men in relation to an alleged stabbing incident near a Butler tavern last week.
WA Police allege that about 11.45pm on April 19, two men were in a physical altercation with another two men outside a tavern near the intersection of Kingsbridge Boulevard and Wadhurst Road.
“During the altercation one man was struck with a knife, resulting in a puncture wound to his abdomen,” a police spokeswoman said.
“He was conveyed to Joondalup Health Campus where he received emergency surgery.
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A Clarkson man (25) has been charged with grievous bodily harm and is due to re-appear in Joondalup Magistrates Court on July 2.
A Hocking man (24) charged with an act intending to cause bodily harm is due to appear at Perth Magistrates Court today.