An early morning incident in the town of St George has left a police officer nursing stab wounds to his left arm, and another man hospitalised with a gunshot wound.
Just before 6 am on Tuesday, 4 April 2017, police responded to a report of an individual engaged in suspicious conduct while armed with a knife in the town of St George.
The officer was attacked by the man with a knife, resulting in him receiving more than 300 stitches. His attacker is warded in stable condition at the General Hospital.
Police investigations continue.
Office of Commissioner of Police