Community & Business
16 June, 2023
Two to face knife charges
Two Lake Eacham men have been charged after they allegedly threatened two people with a knife at an accommodation premises in Vernon Street, Atherton.
Two Lake Eacham men have been charged after they allegedly threatened two people with a knife at an accommodation premises in Vernon Street, Atherton.
The incident occurred on 4 June about 9pm. Police will allege they threatened two people with a knife and then stood out the front yelling obscenities at residents before being arrested by police.
A 40-year-old man has been charged with one count each of entering premises and committing an indictable offence, threatening violence, committing public nuisance and using a carriage service to menace or harass.
A 39-year-old man has been charged with one count each of entering premises and committing an indictable offence, serious assault of a person over 60, committing a public nuisance, possessing a knife in a public place and obstructing police.
Both men are expected to appear in the Atherton Magistrates Court on 13 July.
