Man Who Stabbed Officer ‘Asked Police to Shoot Him’

Published on May 19, 2024

A police officer is expected to survive after being repeatedly stabbed near a busy Sydney park by a man who allegedly demanded that officers shoot him. Police say the officer was performing traffic duties with another officer on the corner of Castlereagh Street and Park Street in Sydney’s CBD when they were approached by the 33-year-old alleged attacker. The man allegedly produced a 30 centimetre long “kitchen-style” knife and stabbed the male officer two to three times in the back of the head. The injured officer and a female officer chased the man to nearby Hyde Park where he was tasered and restrained with the assistance of other police....

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