10 May 2021

Local heroes stop a multiple stabbing in Dunedin

From Lately, 10:20 pm on 10 May 2021

Three people injured in a multiple stabbing at a Countdown supermarket in central Dunedin this afternoon are scheduled to undergo surgery in Dunedin Hospital tonight. Another person has serious injuries, and the suspect is also receiving hospital treatment under guard. Police have lauded those who detained the attacker before police arrived. Karyn speaks with Dunedin's mayor Aaron Hawkins. 

Countdown Cumberland Street, in Dunedin.

Photo: RNZ / Tim Brown