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Police officer rushed to hospital after alleged stabbing at Cairns shopping centre
A top cop has described an alleged stabbing attack on a police officer in a Cairns shopping centre as an “abhorrent crime”.
The 50-year-old officer was conducting patrols in the retail venue when he spotted a man known to him, police said.
He approached the man and a scuffle broke out between the two at about 2pm on Tuesday in the stairwell of Cairns Central, according to Superintendent Chris Hodgman.
“An altercation occurred while the officer was conducting his duties and while they were struggling, the officer was stabbed,” he told…
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