Detectives investigating the alleged assault of a 17-year-old boy in Wilsonton yesterday afternoon are appealing for witnesses.
At approximately 4:30pm an altercation occurred between a 17-year-old boy and another teenage boy at Captain Cook Oval, on McGregor Street.
During the altercation the 17-year-old boy sustained a puncture wound to his abdomen, from an unknown implement.
He was transported to Toowoomba Hospital, where he underwent surgery overnight and is in a stable condition.
The boys are known to each other.
Investigators would like to speak to a teenage boy who was in the area at the time, who is described as wearing a blue t-shirt with white stripes.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police.
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