‘An absolute hero’: Police officer gives chase after being stabbed in neck
A newly graduated Queensland police officer was stabbed in the neck and torso while responding to a domestic disturbance in Hemmant. The suspect has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, while the officer is recovering in stable condition.
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Highlights the dangers faced by law enforcement and the ongoing issue of violence against first responders.
— 4:11pm , first published 11:19am
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Share A A A A man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a newly graduated Queensland police officer in the neck during a callout at a home east of Brisbane on Sunday morning.
Officers were called to a residential address on Bogong Street in Hemmant about 5.15am following reports of a disturbance between a father and son.
Police engaged with the two men before one allegedly attacked an officer, stabbing him in the neck and torso with a 10-centimetre knife.
An officer at the scene of the stabbing in Hemmant on Sunday. Nine Another officer was “slashed across the forehead”, according to the Queensland Police Union.
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