'Covered in blood': Man critically injured after reported stabbing at Christchurch McDonald’s

'Covered in blood': Man critically injured after reported stabbing at Christchurch McDonald’s

Emergency personnel treat a badly injured patient after a suspected stabbing tonight at McDonald’s restaurant in Christchurch. Photo / George Heard

A man has suffered critical injuries in a suspected stabbing tonight at McDonald’s restaurant on Memorial Ave, Christchurch.

A St John spokesperson said they sent one ambulance, one rapid response unit and one manager to the scene.

“One person in a critical condition was taken to Christchurch Hospital.”

Photographs from the scene show emergency services treating a patient. Another shows a man with blood on his body being carried from the restaurant on a stretcher.