Police officer injured in stabbing attack
A toddler has died and another young child has been seriously injured in a shed fire in Tasmania. Photo: AAP
A Victorian police officer is in hospital after he was stabbed during a welfare check.
Police say a man rushed at officers at a Torquay home just before 4.30pm.
OC spray was used to subdue the 49-year-old man, but one officer was stabbed a number of times.
The police officer is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The man was arrested and is assisting police with their enquiries.
-AAP
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