Overview
- Emergency services found a man in his 30s with stab wounds to his face and hands on Warners Avenue and paramedics took him to St Vincent’s Hospital in a stable condition.
- Officers established a crime scene at a Ramsgate Avenue premises and arrested a 32-year-old outside a nearby unit block with paper bags placed over his hands.
- News outlets differ on whether formal charges have been filed: PerthNow and Yahoo report the suspect was charged with reckless wounding, while 7NEWS said charges were not yet laid at the time of its report.
- The arrest and hospital transfer happened late on Saturday and detectives continue to investigate the incident and appeal to the public for information.
- Next steps include police confirming an official charging status and any court appearance, and further forensic and witness inquiries that could clarify motive and sequence of events.