Teenage girls stab each other in tussle over shoes

Two teenage girls are in hospital after allegedly stabbing each other in a tussle over shoes at the Gold Coast's Robina Town Center.

Emergency crews were called to the busy shopping center about 7.45pm and found a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old with suspected stab wounds.

The stabbing is believed to have followed a fight between teenagers, which police are investigating. It is unknown whether the two girls knew each other but there were early reports from witnesses suggesting the fight broke out over a pair of shoes.

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A police spokesman said the 17-year-old allegedly pulled a knife and wounded the younger girl before then being stabbed herself. A Queensland Ambulance spokesman said the victims were taken to Gold Coast Hospital, though the injuries were not life-threatening.