Two people have been charged after a stabbing attack on a shopkeeper on the NSW Central Coast.
Emergency services were called to Carmichael’s Corner Store in Wyong on Tuesday morning after owner Steven Van Meeteren was found bleeding on the floor by a customer.
The 41-year-old was allegedly stabbed in the chest eight times by one man while another held him down on the ground. A juvenile female was also allegedly present during the attack while a fourth person allegedly kept a lookout on the street.
Mr Van Meeteren, a much loved local man, was given a blood transfusion at a nearby park before being flown by CareFlight chopper to Royal North Shore Hospital where his condition has since stabilised.
Detectives from Tuggerah Lakes Command launched an investigation seeking public assistance to find two men and two women believed to be involved in the attack.
Following enquiries, an 18-year-old man was arrested at a home in nearby Green Point on Tuesday night.
He has been charged with robbery while armed with an offensive weapon, causing grievous bodily harm.
Last night, a 17-year-old girl was also arrested at a home in Wyong.
She has also been charged with robbery while armed with an offensive weapon, causing grievous bodily harm.
Both the man and the teenage girl were refused bail and investigations are continuing into the identity of the other two people believed to be in the store during the incident.
Anyone with information that may assist Strike Force Wesson investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000