Police have charged a woman following an incident in Southport overnight, Queensland Police say.
Around 9.30 last night, police declared an emergency situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act after reports that a woman in her 60s was being held in a house on Cotlew Street by a woman armed with a knife.
Police negotiated with the woman throughout the night, and was taken into custody around 4am.
A 61-year-old woman was taken to hospital for treatment for what are believed to be minor injuries.
A 17-year-old Southport woman has been charged with one count each of serious assault of a person over 60, assault occasioning bodily harm and deprivation of liberty and torture.
She is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court this afternoon.
Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.
