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‘An absolute hero’: Police officer gives chase after being stabbed in neck

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Kruk, C. (2026, September 27). ‘An absolute hero’: Police officer gives chase after being stabbed in neck. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/police-officer-stabbed-in-neck-torso-east-of-brisbane-20260927-p610t1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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On Sunday morning in Hemmant, east of Brisbane, a newly graduated Queensland police officer was stabbed during a disturbance call involving a father and son. The officer sustained injuries to his neck and torso but continued the pursuit on foot until he deployed his taser before ceasing due to the severity of his injury. He is currently in stable condition at the hospital. Queensland Police Union president Shane Prior praised the officer as an "absolute hero" for his actions despite being severely injured, highlighting the dangerous nature of the incident and emphasizing the officer's bravery.

Written by AI on 2026-09-27, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On Sunday morning, around 5:15 AM, a newly graduated police officer from Queensland was injured during a callout at a home on Bogong Street in Hemmant, Brisbane. The officers were responding to reports of a disturbance involving a father and son. During the interaction with two men present, one allegedly attacked the constable, stabbing him in the neck and torso before fleeing on a bicycle. Despite his injuries, the officer gave chase and even used a taser against the suspect while attempting to staunch bleeding from his neck. The assailant was apprehended about 7 AM near a business outside Hemmant. The injured officer is currently in stable condition at a hospital. Queensland Police Union president Shane Prior praised the constable's actions as heroic, noting that the weapon likely wasn't a knife but another implement.

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Topics

Brisbane Hemmant Queensland Queensland Police Union the Queensland Police Union

Subjects

Prior PERSON · 3× Brisbane GPE · 1× Hemmant GPE · 1× Queensland GPE · 1× Queensland Police Union ORG · 1× Shane Prior PERSON · 1× the Australian Red Cross ORG · 1× the Queensland Police Union ORG · 1×

Narrative

A newly graduated Queensland police officer is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the neck and torso during a callout at a home east of Brisbane on Sunday morning.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-27

🔮 He said the officer – a man in his 40s who previously worked for the Australian Red Cross – was only 10 weeks into the job after graduating from the police academy in July. “We may very well have been talking about a scenario where an officer was killed today just doing their job,” Prior said.

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‘An absolute hero’: Police officer gives chase after being stabbed in neck · mixed framing

Claims (13 extracted, 3 hedged)

A newly graduated Queensland police officer is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the neck and torso during a callout at a home east of Brisbane on Sunday morning. asserted

officer → graduate → morning

Officers were called to a residential address on Bogong Street in Hemmant about 5.15am following reports of a disturbance between a father and son. asserted

Officers → call → father

Police engaged with the two men before one allegedly attacked an officer, stabbing him in the neck and torso. uncertain

one → engage → neck

Another officer was “slashed across the forehead”, according to the Queensland Police Union. uncertain

officer → slash → Union

One of the two men then fled on a bike, before dumping it and continuing on foot. asserted

One → flee → foot

He was eventually found and taken into custody about 7am. asserted

He → find → custody

Queensland Police Union president Shane Prior said the injured officer gave chase and deployed his taser “whilst holding on to his neck to stop the bleeding”. asserted

officer → say → bleeding

He stopped out of concern about his injury. asserted

He → stop → injury

“In my books, he’s an absolute hero,” Prior said. asserted

Prior → ’ → books

The officer was taken to hospital and is in a stable condition. asserted

officer → take → condition

Prior said the weapon used was not believed to be a knife but an “implement”. asserted

weapon → say → ?

He said the officer – a man in his 40s who previously worked for the Australian Red Cross – was only 10 weeks into the job after graduating from the police academy in July. “We may very well have been talking about a scenario where an officer was killed today just doing their job,” Prior said. uncertain

Prior → say → job

Police said investigations are continuing. asserted

investigations → say → ?