Teenager in custody after stabbing in main street of Albany as 16-year-old receives urgent medical treatment

A teenager is undergoing emergency medical treatment after he was stabbed in the leg in the Albany CBD on Friday afternoon and an 18-year-old has been taken into custody. Police say a 16-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed near the corner of York Street and Serpentine Road in Albany’s CBD at about 4.30pm. St John WA and police rushed to the scene with the injured boy taken to Albany Health Campus. On Friday night, he was receiving urgent medical treatment for a serious stab wound to the leg. Albany police confirmed that an 18-year-old man was in custody and assisting with inquiries. Early on Friday evening, police had closed one lane of Serpentine Road near the intersection of York Street and cordoned off the footpath alongside the Albany branch of the National Australia Bank. Detectives and forensic officers were combing the footpath at the scene. Police say investigations are continuing into the incident and are calling for any witnesses to come forward. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report online at crimestopperswa.com.au. It is the second stabbing in Albany in less than two months, after a man suffered serious injuries in an attack at his workplace on October 10.