Hamilton knife attack puts four people in hospital

Stuff (New Zealand) and Radio New Zealand describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedA 23-year-old man is in custody, police say.

What changedThe left frames it as "Man, 23, faces assault charges after knife attack that hospitalised four". The center frames it as "Hamilton knife attack puts four people in hospital".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Man, 23, faces assault charges after knife attack that hospitalised four". The center frames it as "Hamilton knife attack puts four people in hospital".

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Aug 16, 12:01 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Aug 16, 12:42 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Radio New Zealand52m ago

Hamilton knife attack puts four people in hospital

A 23-year-old man is in custody, police say.

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Stuff (New Zealand)34m ago

Man, 23, faces assault charges after knife attack that hospitalised four

A 23-year-old man is in custody after a serious assault in Maeroa left one person critically injured and three others wounded.

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