An off-duty police officer has been stabbed in the shoulder following an incident in a bayside
Melbourne.
The police officer, in his late 40s, was stabbed in the shoulder blade about 3am (AEST) on Friday at The Boulevard in Port Melbourne.
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The attacker fled on foot.
Police are trying to piece together what sparked the assault.
The injured police officer was taken to The Alfred hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said in a statement.
The assailant was wearing a blue hoodie, jeans and runners.
'Unprovoked' stabbing in Brisbane
In another incident in Brisbane,a 26-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly walked up to a teenager and stabbed him, apparently without warning.
Police allege an 18-year-old man was standing on a platform at Fortitude Valley train station late last when he was approached by the 26-year-old, who pulled a knife and stabbed the
teenager in the stomach without warning.
The victim remains in the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The alleged offender is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates today.
