Lake Haven Centre: Terrifying moment knife-wielding girl plunges shopping ... trends now
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A teenage girl plunged a busy shopping centre into lockdown after she brandished a knife outside a Kmart before being cornered by security.
The teenager produced the knife in the Lake Haven Centre near Wyong, on the NSW Central Coast, at about 12:30pm on Monday.
In footage of the incident, the young girl was seen surrounded by police officers and security guards in a corner of the shopping centre.
No threat was made to the public and the knife was eventually secured.
The teenager was taken to hospital for assessment.
The incident comes as the latest in a spate of knife attacks across Sydney including Wesfield Bondi Junction and Wakeley and Blacktown.
In footage of the incident, the young girl is surrounded by police officers and security guards in a corner of the shopping centre on NSW's Central Coast (pictured)
The girl held the knife up at one point in terrifying scenes at the Lake Haven Centre
The shopping centre (pictured) went into lockdown over the incident on Monday afternoon
It was announced this week NSW Police will be granted new 'wanding powers' that will allow officers to scan people for bladed weapons without a warrant.
The powers are modelled on Queensland laws introduced after the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Jack Beasley during a brawl on the Gold Coast in 2019.
Police in NSW will be able to 'scan' or 'wand' people for knives with hand-held metal detectors in areas such as shopping centres, pubs and train stations.
