- Woman shot by police in North Parramatta
- The Herald Sun
- 21/12/2008 Make a Comment
- Contributed by: The Rooster ( 264 articles in 2008 )
A SYDNEY woman is in hospital after being shot by police when she attacked officers with a knife.
Police were called to an address on Iron Street in North Parramatta at about 1.30am (AEDT) Sunday, with reports that the 48-year-old woman was threatening a man with a knife.
When they arrived, the officers were themselves threatened by the woman.
Police failed to subdue the woman with capsicum spray, and when she again attacked them, a female officer discharged a number of shots.
She has sustained what police called a serious injury, and is undergoing surgery at Westmead Hospital.
A 23-year-old man has also been treated for a cut to the neck.
Police were called to an address on Iron Street in North Parramatta at about 1.30am (AEDT) Sunday, with reports that the 48-year-old woman was threatening a man with a knife.
When they arrived, the officers were themselves threatened by the woman.
Police failed to subdue the woman with capsicum spray, and when she again attacked them, a female officer discharged a number of shots.
She has sustained what police called a serious injury, and is undergoing surgery at Westmead Hospital.
A 23-year-old man has also been treated for a cut to the neck.
Source: https://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24830142-5005961,00.html
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