Man is stabbed in back of head at a busy Deception Bay shopping centre – as the alleged knifeman is arrested

A man was stabbed in the back of the head in a busy shopping center in the middle of the day.

He suffered a serious laceration when he was attacked at the shopping village on Bailey Road Deception Bay, north of Brisbane, Thursday at 12.45pm.

The injured man was taken to Redcliffe Hospital in a stable condition.

It is understood members of the public intervened and came to the man’s aid before police arrived.

A 32-year-old man has now been arrested over the attack.

The police have designated a crime scene and part of the shopping village’s parking lot has been cordoned off.

The man suffered a serious laceration when he was attacked at a shopping village on Bailey Road in Deception Bay, north of Brisbane, at 12.45pm on Thursday (scene pictured)

It is understood members of the public intervened and came to the man's aid before police arrived (scene pictured)

It is understood members of the public intervened and came to the man’s aid before police arrived (scene pictured)