The minor disturbance that sparked two South Australian police officers to visit a home before the "horrific" stabbing by a man who was then shot dead has been revealed.
Former horse trainer Thomas Hughes has admitted he stabbed two people during a psychotic episode at the "lowest ebb" of his life, his lawyer has told a court.
Brevet Sergeant Ian Todd, 53, and Brevet Sergeant Jordan Allely, 32, were attacked by a man who was later shot dead. Both officers were airlifted to hospital.
Steven Tougher has been remembered as compassionate, brave, selfless and hardworking by friends, families and dignitaries in a moving funeral intended to celebrate the slain paramedic's life.
A 17-year-old girl has been left seriously injured after she was allegedly stabbed by another female during a large night-time gathering at a Melbourne park.
Police are still hunting for those responsible for two separate stabbing incidents across Brisbane's Bayside on Friday that's left two men in hospital with serious injuries.
One of the three teens who allegedly tortured, beat and humiliated a girl on the Sunshine Coast earlier this month had allegedly carried out a similar attack on another teenager just days prior, 9News can reveal.
Laverty, 20, was just minutes away from finishing his shift at a BWS branch in the city's north when he was allegedly stabbed to death by 19-year-old Keith Kerinauia.