Police officer stabbed in neck in Brisbane's east, union says
A police officer was stabbed in the neck while responding to a disturbance in Brisbane, Australia. The suspect has been charged with attempted murder, and the police union is calling for better protective equipment for officers.
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Raises concerns regarding the safety of law enforcement and the adequacy of tactical equipment in high-risk situations.
A police officer has been injured in an alleged stabbing in Brisbane's east, according to the police union. ( ABC News: Emma Johnson )
Link copied Share Share article A male police officer has been injured after police say he was stabbed in the neck while on duty in Brisbane's east.
Police said officers were called to a reported disturbance at a property on Bogong Street in Hemmant just after 5am on Sunday.
Officers spoke with two men at the property before a male constable was injured.
"A 35-year-old [from] Hemmant has armed himself with a knife, and he has used that knife to stab one of our officers, a male constable twice in the neck," Acting Chief Superintendent Heath McQueen said.
Acting Chief Superintendent McQueen said a second male officer also received a "laceration to his head".
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