Two men have been charged after an officer was stabbed at Sadleir in Sydney’s south-west today.
Just before 7am (Tuesday 11 June 2019), two officers from Liverpool City Police Area Command’s Proactive Crime Team attended a home on Heckenberg Avenue, in an attempt to locate a 58-year-old man with an outstanding warrant.
A confrontation occurred at the address, and a 24-year-old male constable was allegedly stabbed in the hand and slashed in the neck by a 27-year-old man.
The man was arrested by the other officer in attendance.
The 58-year-old man, the subject of the outstanding warrant, was also arrested at the home.
The injured officer was taken to Liverpool Hospital where he underwent surgery. He remains there in a stable condition.
Both men were taken to Liverpool Police Station.
The younger man has been charged with wounding person with intent to resist arrest, wound police officer executing duty reckless as to actual bodily harm, wilfully obstruct officer in execution of duty, assault officer in execution of duty (x2), and resist officer in execution of duty (x2).
The older man has been charged with use offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention, assault officer in execution of duty, and the outstanding warrant.
They have both been refused bail and are expected to appear at Liverpool Local Court tomorrow (Wednesday 12 June 2019).
Another older man, who was also inside the home at the time, is speaking with investigators.
