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A police officer has been stabbed in the hand as his police dog narrowly escaped injury after a violent confrontation in Adelaide.
Police say the incident followed reports of two men acting suspiciously in a suburb of Findon on Thursday morning.
When a patrol confronted one of the men, he allegedly stabbed the officer in the hand with a screwdriver and tried several times to stab the handler’s dog.
After further patrols arrived, the man was disarmed and arrested.
The 27-year-old was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment for dog bite injuries and is expected to be charged with attempted death or serious damage to a working animal and for assaulting and resisting police.
The policeman was treated by paramedics at the scene, but suffered only superficial injuries.
Checks on police dog Rusty showed that his stab-resistant harness ensured that he did not sustain any injuries.
Police said both the officer and Rusty would be back on patrol Thursday night.
– MONKEY
