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| Police officer hurt in stabbing | Police officer hurt in stabbing |
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| A police officer was stabbed as he investigated reports of criminal damage at a house on Merseyside. | A police officer was stabbed as he investigated reports of criminal damage at a house on Merseyside. |
| The 48-year-old was wounded in the head and neck when he went on a call to the Huyton area just after midnight. | The 48-year-old was wounded in the head and neck when he went on a call to the Huyton area just after midnight. |
| He was taken to Whiston hospital by colleagues in a patrol car and later released after treatment. | He was taken to Whiston hospital by colleagues in a patrol car and later released after treatment. |
| Merseyside police said a 42-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and was due to be questioned by officers. | Merseyside police said a 42-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and was due to be questioned by officers. |
| Police said two officers were sent to the house when a woman reported damage to a door and a car in Ardennes Road. | |
| Knife recovered | Knife recovered |
| The officers were talking to the people in the house when a man stabbed the 48-year-old officer in the head and neck before running away. | The officers were talking to the people in the house when a man stabbed the 48-year-old officer in the head and neck before running away. |
| Shortly after the incident, officers arrested a man nearby and recovered a knife. | Shortly after the incident, officers arrested a man nearby and recovered a knife. |
| A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: "Shortly after midnight, officers were called to an address in Ardennes Road, Huyton, following a report of criminal damage to a door and vehicle. | A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: "Shortly after midnight, officers were called to an address in Ardennes Road, Huyton, following a report of criminal damage to a door and vehicle. |
| "Officers were speaking to the occupants when a man arrived at the house and stabbed a police officer in the head and neck. | "Officers were speaking to the occupants when a man arrived at the house and stabbed a police officer in the head and neck. |
| "The constable, who is based in Knowsley, was taken to hospital for treatment and has since been released." | "The constable, who is based in Knowsley, was taken to hospital for treatment and has since been released." |