A woman and a teenager have been stabbed multiple times at a house in the outback Queensland town of Mount Isa.
Emergency crews were called to a Pelican Road home in Townview about 5am Tuesday.
Police said two women were found with multiple stab wounds and taken to the Mount Isa Hospital.
The Queensland Ambulance Service said a 35-year-old woman was in a critical condition after suffering several stab wounds to the chest while an 18-year-old woman was in a serious condition.
Police said a 36-year-old man was assisting officers with enquiries and a crime scene had been declared.
Police were door knocking homes in the area and asked any witnesses or anyone with information on the incident to contact them.
More to come.
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