A 19-year-old man has been charged after allegedly stabbing another man in Northbridge.
The accused allegedly approached the victim, a man in his 40s, who was asleep on a ramp outside a building on Lake Street about 12.10am on Tuesday, February 25.
He then allegedly stabbed him with a steak knife before fleeing the area.
The pair were not known to each other.
The victim sustained stab wounds to his neck and head.
He was conveyed to Royal Perth Hospital by ambulance for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Nearly five hours later, police located the accused at the Murdoch Train Station.
The Wellard man has been charged with one count of attempting to unlawfully kill and will appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today.
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