A New Zealand woman wounded last night in a fight with another New Zealand woman during their families' holiday on the Gold Coast had her throat slashed, with blood gushing from a cut artery.
Police were called to a Surfers Paradise apartment complex on Surfers Paradise Boulevard about 9.20pm following a fight between the two former friends, both aged 19, the Brisbane Times reported.
They were on holiday from New Zealand with their families when the row erupted and one was struck in the face and neck with a wine glass.
Gold Coast police Superintendent Jim Keogh said the badly injured woman was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.
"They were quite severe," he said of the young woman's injuries, including deep lacerations to her face and neck.
`An artery had been severed." The other woman was charged in the Southport Magistrates Court with causing grievous bodily harm.
The incident is the latest in a string of glassings that have fuelled calls for action against alcohol-related violence.
The Queensland Government has moved to ban glasses in dozens of high-risk venues and an inquiry is looking into whether the switch to plastic or tempered glass should be mandated in licensed premises across the state.
But Mr Keogh suggested the New Zealanders' incident was different to other examples of alleged glassing attacks that had been making headlines.
"This certainly isn't anything to do with licensed premises and the glass was obviously a weapon of convenience," he said.
