Machete slasher on the loose

Woman taken to hospital


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The hunt continues for a man wielding a sword or machete in Arundel, who's believed to have cut a woman's leg open.

Police said they were called to a park at the corner of Brisbane Road and Olsen Avenue around 11:50am on Wednesday, with reports of the man walking around with the weapon on his back.

It's believed a woman in her 30's, who is known to him, was chasing him through the park.

She was eventually treated by paramedics and taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

Police believe the pair may be known to each other.

20 September 2017




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