Tasmania Police have launched a murder investigation after a 19-year-old man died from a stab wound to the head in Hobart.
The teenager was found unconscious outside a Dickson Street property in Glenorchy on March 11 and passed away at the Royal Hobart Hospital earlier today.
Detective Acting Inspector Nicholas Bowden from Glenorchy CIB confirmed the death at a press conference on Saturday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the scene at around 11:30pm on the night of the incident, where they found the victim unresponsive with a serious head injury.
“The young man has received a stab wound to the head. A police investigation is ongoing into the circumstances surrounding this incident,” Bowden said.
Police believe the attack was targeted and not a random act.
“Detectives are following a specific line of inquiry,” Bowden added.
“Investigations indicate that the person or people responsible and the victim knew each other and that this was an isolated incident.”
Authorities are now appealing for public assistance, particularly regarding a small silver sedan seen in the area at the time of the stabbing. Several people were believed to be inside the vehicle.
“We are particularly interested in dashcam or other CCTV vision,” Bowden said.
