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Street racer stabbing: Appeal for information

SH 27 stabbing news
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Police are appealing for information in relation to a stabbing on State Highway 27, Springdale, Matamata-Piako District on Sunday 10 December.

The stabbing occurred at the site of a meeting of illegal street racers on State Highway 27 that night.

The incident where two people were stabbed – suffering moderate to serious injuries – occurred at around 12.30am.

Enquiries into the full circumstances of what occurred during this incident are ongoing, and a number of items were seized from the scene to assist with our investigations.

The other people involved are believed to have been travelling in a white BMW sedan.

If you have any footage or information which may assist our investigation into this incident, or of a white BMW sedan leaving the area around the time of the stabbing, please contact Police on 105 and reference file number: 231210/2447.

Footage and photos can be shared here.

Image credit: InstaWalli

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