City stabbing

A young person was seriously injured in a group attack in central Hamilton. Emergency services were called to Ward St, outside Burger King, about 3.40pm on Saturday, police said in a statement. A spokesperson yesterday confirmed it was a stabbing but said no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing. Officers were looking for witnesses of the attack ‘‘where a young person has allegedly been assaulted by a group of others’’. A witness said a person was taken out of the restaurant on a stretcher. ‘‘He was holding his chest but was awake and sitting up,’’ they said. St John Ambulance said one person had been treated for serious injuries and was taken to Waikato hospital.