SYDNEY: Four individuals, including a police officer, were injured in a stabbing attack in Sydney on Sunday, according to police. The incident is part of a troubling trend of knife assaults in Australia’s largest city this year.
Authorities have taken a man into custody who fled the scene, with no ongoing threat to the public, as confirmed by New South Wales state Police Minister Yasmin Catley.
The attack followed a “domestic-related” incident involving a car crash in the southern suburb of Engadine. The suspect was reportedly armed with a boxcutter, as stated by police superintendent Donald Faulds during a press conference. Aerial footage from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation showed two cars involved in the collision cordoned off by police.
Sydney, with a population of 5 million, has experienced a surge in knife attacks this year, leading the New South Wales government to strengthen knife regulations. In June, the state parliament approved new laws granting police the authority to use electronic metal detectors at shopping centers, sporting venues, and public transport stations without a warrant.
This latest attack follows a deadly knife incident in April at a mall in Sydney’s Bondi area, where six people were killed and 12 others injured.
