Hawke’s Bay: Teenage girl arrested over stabbing of woman at Flaxmere house

A teenage girl has been arrested by police after a woman was stabbed at a house in the Hawke’s Bay suburb of Flaxmere.

A police spokesperson said they responded to the “family harm incident” at an address just before 4am on Friday.

One person was arrested.

Hawke’s Bay Today understands the incident was a stabbing and the person arrested is a 16-year-old girl.

A Te Whatu Ora Hawke’s Bay spokeswoman said a woman in her 30s was brought into Hawke’s Bay Hospital at 4.25am. On Friday afternoon she was in a serious condition in the hospital, a spokeswoman said.

In an earlier incident, a teenager was transported to Hawke’s Bay Hospital after what police say was an assault at a park in Onekawa.

A police spokesperson said they were called to the assault on the corner of Percy Bear Tce and Plowman Cres about 8pm on Thursday.

The young man received an injury to his face and was discharged from hospital early on Friday morning.

Inquiries are ongoing to identify the offenders.