Two hurt in knifings in Auckland

By SCOTT MacLEOD

Two people were stabbed during separate attacks in Auckland yesterday.

The first was at a unit in MacPherson St, Meadowbank, at 3.20pm. Inspector Bruce Bird said a man stabbed another man in the stomach and punched a woman in the face before fleeing. The injuries were not life-threatening.

Police initially had language problems with the victims, but were following strong leads late yesterday.

The attacker is thought to be a Maori, aged in his 20s, who fled in a car with a Maori woman.

In the second attack, a woman allegedly stabbed a man in the back with a 30cm knife while he lay in bed at a home in Kaurilands Rd, Glen Eden. The wound was not fatal.

A woman has been arrested.

The attacks came less than a day after a man was stabbed to death in his caravan in Glen Eden.