A security guard is in a serious condition in hospital after allegedly being attacked with a meat cleaver at a Gold Coast shopping centre.
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00:00 Police say this whole incident has been captured on CCTV.
00:06 They say the security guard asked what officers described as a group of young people to leave
00:11 the centre earlier this morning after they were deemed to be causing a nuisance.
00:15 As he escorted them from the centre, police allege a male from the group used a meat cleaver
00:20 to stab the guard multiple times in the torso, legs and arms.
00:25 Bystanders and workers from nearby businesses rushed to the security guard's aid using towels
00:30 and tablecloths to stem the bleeding.
00:33 Meanwhile, the group fled in an allegedly stolen vehicle that was tracked north to Beanley
00:38 where a 19-year-old man and three juvenile girls were taken into custody.
00:43 They are now assisting police with their inquiries.
00:46 The 57-year-old security guard was taken in a serious condition to Gold Coast University
00:51 Hospital.
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