Officer safety in spotlight after officer stabbed multiple times

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Officer safety in spotlight after officer stabbed multiple times

Concerns over police safety have been raised, after an officer was stabbed multiple times in Southampton and missed death "only by pure chance".

Date - 16th October 2020
By - Chris Smith

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The officer is recovering in hospital after sustaining serious but not life-threatening injuries while on duty yesterday. It is understood that he was attacked during a visit to a property in Southampton to carry out a welfare check. A 51-year-old...

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