Child Airlifted to Melbourne After Suffering Serious Knife Wounds in Launceston

A child is fighting for their life in a Melbourne hospital after sustaining serious “knife wounds” in Tasmania overnight. Police were called to the Launceston General Hospital just before midnight on Monday after the child presented with stab injuries. The child was in a serious condition and has since been airlifted to Melbourne for urgent medical treatment. A woman also presented at the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. She remains at the Launceston General Hospital receiving treatment and is in police custody. Tasmania Police confirmed they are investigating the incident as a suspected wounding. “Investigations are ongoing and there is no risk to the public,” police said in a statement. The age of the child is not yet known. No further details have been released about the circumstances surrounding the incident or the relationship between the woman and the child. Police have not confirmed where the alleged wounding took place.