Australian police say 4 people injured in Sydney stabbing attack
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Of the six taken to hospital, two were injured following a crash between two cars, while four suffered knife injuries, including the suspect.
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SYDNEY – Australian police said on Aug 25 that six people, including a police officer, were taken to hospital after a car crash and a mass stabbing in Sydney, the latest in a series of stabbing attacks in the city in 2024.
Of the six, two were injured following a crash between two cars, while four suffered knife injuries, including the suspect, a police officer and a bystander who had tried to help.
The incident took place in Engadine, according to a police spokesperson, referring to a suburb in the south of the city of around five million people.
Police told Australian media that a 48-year-old woman was allegedly attacked in the car by her partner. The alleged offender, a 58-year-old man, was known to police. She was allegedly assaulted by the man as he drove, reported the news.com.au website.
A female bystander, whom police said tried to help the woman in the car, was allegedly stabbed in the abdomen, said the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). She is said to be in a serious but stable condition.
The suspect suffered self-inflicted stab wounds and was transported to hospital in a critical condition, it added.
The police officer suffered a laceration to his arm while arresting the man and is in a serious but stable condition.
Witnesses said the man was driving erratically prior to the accident and had a box cutter.
Police said he ran from the scene, was tasered and had been taken into custody.
There is no ongoing threat to people in Sydney, said New South Wales Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley.
Aerial footage of the scene by ABC showed two crashed cars cordoned off with police tape.
Sydney has seen a spate of knife attacks this year, prompting the New South Wales state government to toughen its knife laws. The state Parliament passed laws in June giving police electronic metal-detecting scanners to check people without a warrant at shopping centres, sporting venues and public transport stations.
In April, six people were killed and 12 others injured in a knife attack at a mall in Sydney’s Bondi area. REUTERS
