# Man Attacks Car Causing Young Mother Double Heart Attack

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/news-opinion/general/man-attacks-car-causing-young-mother-double-heart-attack/
- Published: 2016-06-15T10:53:32+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

## _A 22-year-old man has been charged and a woman is in a critical condition in hospital today after the man allegedly attacked the woman’s car with a knife. The woman suffered a “medical episode” and went into cardiac arrest during the attack._

It all started at 11:30am on Tuesday when a man exited his vehicle on [Clarkson Drive at Rainbow Beach](http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/woman-has-medical-episode-as-car-attacked-with-knife-20160614-gpj4jx.html)
with a knife and began attacking another vehicle. Inside the vehicle was a female
driver, aged 21, a male passenger, age unknown, and two young children.

During the road rage attack, where the accused is alleged to have stabbed at the
car, the 21-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest. Paramedics called to the scene
were able to revive her, but when they were about to get her into the rescue helicopter
to be airlifted to�Royal Brisbane Hospital she had another heart attack. She’s currently
at the Royal Brisbane, but in a critical condition.

The man, who fled the scene before police and emergency services arrived, was apprehended
soon after. Police believe that he is known to the other man in the vehicle�and 
that the attack was far from random. The attacker is facing charges of threatening
violence and wilful damage. He will face Gympie Magistrates Court today.

![Man confronts individual near a vehicle involved in a violent incident](https://
i0.wp.com/stayathomemum.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1465946565124.jpg?resize
=620%2C349&quality=89&ssl=1 "Man Confronts Suspect Near Vehicle")

_source: [7�News](https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/31834991/man-charged-after-woman-suffers-two-heart-attacks-in-road-rage-attack/)_

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 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
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