'My little girl will never get to see her daddy again': Partner's heartbreaking tribute to new father, 27, stabbed to death in front of terrified families in Gold Coast brawl - as two men are charged with his murder
A young father who was stabbed to death in front of terrified families on a busy Gold Coast strip has been remembered by his heartbroken partner.
Raymond Harris, 27, was allegedly involved in an altercation with a number of men that were known to him on Cavill Avenue near Orchid Avenue in Surfers Paradise at 9pm on Wednesday.
He suffered a stab wound to the torso and rushed to the Gold Coast University Hospital but died a short time later.
Two men, aged 18 and 21, have since been arrested and charged with murder over the alleged stabbing.
Raymond Harris , 27, was stabbed to death during a fight with a number of men that were known to him on Cavill Avenue near Orchid Avenue in Surfers Paradise at 9pm on Wednesday
Mr Harris was a father of a young girl (bottom left). The young father was stabbed and rushed to the Gold Coast University Hospital but died a short time later
Raymond's partner Maddiey Margaret posted a tribute to the father of her daughter on Wednesday morning.
'I'll never be able to handle the fact that my little girl will never get to see her daddy again,' she wrote.
'I'm so thankful that Hannie has you in her life and I'll forever be grateful of the happiness you brung to our daughter and that you loved her endlessly.
'Rest In Peace Raymond, you'll be missed.'
Ms Margaret's tribute comes after two men were charged over Raymond's death.
A 21-year-old Tinana man and an 18-year-old Pimpama man were both charged with one count of murder and three counts of assault over the alleged stabbing.
Mr Harris' partner Maddiey Margaret posted a tribute to the father of her daughter on Wednesday morning
Police guard the crime scene after a 27-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death in Surfers Paradise at 9pm on Wednesday. Two men, 18 and 21, have since been arrested and charged with murder over the alleged stabbing
Pictures from the crime scene show blood stains, litter and clothes on the ground, which may have been where the injured man was treated
Footage captured on Wednesday night showed the chaos as police cars surrounded the area.
A Polair Helicopter flew around the vicinity and there were reports officers stopped and searched cars in the area.
Eventually, police officers found the two men nearby and arrested them before charging both of them with murder and assault on Wednesday morning.
The 21-year-old man and 18-year-old man will both face the Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning.
Pictures from the crime scene show blood stains, litter and clothes on the ground.
Police cars are seen near Orchard Avenue and Cavill Avenue after a man was fatally stabbed on Wednesday night
It's understood children witnessed the alleged assault and stabbing.
'It was rather traumatic seeing it unfold... There was a family with two children under five with their mum and dad,' one man wrote.
Another bystander came across the scene after finishing work.
'When I walked over at the end of my shift he was lying on the floor bleeding out, blood everywhere - the poor guy looked lifeless,' they wrote.
A local expressed concern about the safety of their neighbourhood.
Two alleged stabbings have occurred around Orchard Avenue in Surfers Paradise in the past 24 hours
'I fear for mine and my partners life EVERY TIME we leave the house.... I can't wait to leave,' she wrote.
The incident is the second alleged stabbing on the Gold Coast in only 24 hours.
A 17-year-old woman was charged by police over the alleged stabbing of a 30-year-old man around Caville Mall at around 4am on Wednesday morning.
The man had been walking through the area when a fight allegedly broke out among a group of women.
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