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Man arrested after alleged stabbing attack and chase in stolen police car through Melbourne’s north
A man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing someone, leading police on a car chase through Melbourne’s north and stealing a police vehicle.
Key points:
- The victim of the alleged stabbing was taken to hospital in a critical condition
- Police allege the suspect stole a highway patrol car after threatening officers with a knife
- The 27-year-old was arrested about three hours after the stabbing, following a police pursuit through multiple suburbs
Police say two men who knew each other were in an altercation outside a Bells Avenue home in Kalkallo on Saturday night.
“A 26-year-old man sustained life-threatening injuries after sustaining stab wounds and being struck by a car,” a police spokeswoman said.
The Kalkallo man was hospitalised in a…
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