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Man in custody after woman wounded at Walkervale shop

January 20, 2026 7:51 am in by
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Police are investigating after a woman was injured in a wounding incident at a Walkervale shop.

It’s alleged two men entered a store on Walker Street around 8.20pm on Sunday night, creating a disturbance.

A 24-year-old woman in the store at the time attempted to move out of the way, when she sustained a puncture wound to her shoulder from one of the men who was armed with a knife.

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Police say the man then ran out of the store.

A witness who attempted to follow the man was threatened with the knife, before the man drove off.

The woman was taken to Bundaberg hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

A crime scene was declared and a 51-year-old man has been taken into custody.

No charges have yet been laid.

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Investigations are ongoing and police are urging anyone with information to come forward.

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