Four individuals, among them a police officer, sustained injuries during a stabbing incident in Sydney on early Sunday, according to police reports. This marks another knife-related assault in Australia's largest city this year. A suspect who fled the scene has been apprehended, as stated in a police release. There is currently no perceived danger to the public in Sydney, assured New South Wales Police Minister Yasmin Catley. Authorities confirmed that no fatalities occurred in the attack, which followed a domestic dispute involving a car collision with another vehicle in the southern suburb of Engadine. The assailant was reportedly armed with a boxcutter, disclosed police superintendent Donald Faulds during a televised briefing. Aerial visuals from the Australian Broadcasting Corp depicted two damaged cars secured with police tape. Sydney, home to five million residents, has experienced multiple knife attacks this year, leading the New South Wales government to strengthen its knife control laws. In June, the state parliament enacted legislation that equips police with electronic metal-detecting scanners for random checks at shopping centers, sports venues, and public transit stations without a warrant. In April, a knife attack at a mall in Sydney's Bondi area resulted in six deaths and twelve injuries.
Text: Lara Palmer
26.08.2024
A series of knife assaults in Australia's largest city prompts tougher knife laws.