Teenagers arrested over alleged youth brawl after man in 60s assaulted at shopping centre: police

By Brendan Kearns

Teenagers arrested over alleged youth brawl after man in 60s assaulted at shopping centre: police

A group of teens have been arrested following an alleged brawl at a shopping centre, which police say broke out after a man in his 60s was assaulted.

Police were called to a shopping centre in Helensvale, in the northern Gold Coast, just before 3:00pm on Thursday.

Early reports from police indicate that one of the teenagers allegedly assaulted a man in his 60s, after which a brawl allegedly broke out between several other teenagers.

The man was injured in the attack and assisted by paramedics at the scene. He has been taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

A Queensland Police spokesperson said security personnel and an officer were also allegedly assaulted during the incident with the teens.

Footage obtained by 9 News Queensland captures the moment several are handcuffed and taken into custody.

They are assisting police with their inquiries.

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