08:02 EDT, 16 February 2021
A police officer stabbed multiple times in a busy shopping centre is very, very lucky to be alive after being attacked by a man known to him , police have said.
Senior Constable Tim Liesegang, 50, is reportedly in a stable condition after being slashed in Cairns, Far North Queensland, on Tuesday afternoon.
A 22-year-old man was taken into custody after the alleged attack and has also been taken to Cairns Hospital for treatment.
A police officer stabbed multiple times in a busy shopping centre is very, very lucky to be alive and was attacked by a man known to him , police have said