<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man will remain behind bars after facing court charged with the attempted stabbing murder of an on-duty paramedic.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance paramedic was </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-reservoir-paramedic-stabbing/ffdbd01e-0e7a-4812-a894-e0f249633ec2" rel="" target="" title="allegedly stabbed in the neck and face in an unprovoked attack as he waited for a coffee"><span>allegedly stabbed in the neck and face in an unprovoked attack as he waited for a coffee</span></a><span> outside a cafe in Reservoir in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span>'s north yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The paramedic, who recently became a father, was taken to hospital with stab wounds to his face and neck in a stable condition after a passerby came to his rescue.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-reservoir-paramedic-stabbing/ffdbd01e-0e7a-4812-a894-e0f249633ec2" rel="" target="" title="Man charged after paramedic stabbed while stopping for coffee"><strong><span>Man charged after paramedic stabbed while stopping for coffee</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mohamud Ali, 32, was charged with attempted murder and made no application for bail in a brief hearing at </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne Magistrates Court"><span>Melbourne Magistrates Court</span></a><span> this morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police allege he got out of a small, red car and stabbed the paramedic in the upper body before fleeing in the vehicle.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court heard it was Ali's first time in custody and he had no diagnosed medical conditions, although was prescribed diazepam by his general practitioner.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/loophole-to-close-as-alleged-paramedic-stabber-in-court/0155bd5e-f620-4426-a751-0ea3503fad10" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is slated to return to court on August 7.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There is a minimum jail term of six months for people who injure emergency workers in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/victoria" rel="" target="" title="Victoria"><span>Victoria</span></a><span>, but the law only applies to emergency workers who are "on duty" at the time.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victorian Ambulance Union secretary Danny Hill said the loophole had been exposed by the incident and another recent case involving a female paramedic who was not treating a patient when she was attacked.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The definition of "on duty" refers to when a paramedic is providing care to a patient, he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victorian-car-registration-rebate-how-will-it-work-everything-to-know-explain/086d756a-6996-41af-9bc8-fde5f0879466" rel="" target="" title="Rego slashed by $186 for drivers in one state"><strong><span>Rego slashed by $186 for drivers in one state</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Premier Jacinta Allan has committed to fixing the laws in response to the incident, and victims and unions raising the "loopholes" issue.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her government will ask the Victorian Law Reform Commission to review the definition of "on duty".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Shadow attorney-general James Newbury called the review "offensive" and accused Allan of "sitting on her hands".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our emergency service workers deserve more than another review," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The opposition has vowed to introduce a private members bill in the next parliamentary sitting period to ensure emergency services workers are protected at all times.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Deputy Premier Ben Carroll conceded it was "fair" to point out the failure of the current laws to cover this specific incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said the definition of "on duty" would be clarified as soon as possible to cover emergency workers "walking around in uniform".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No ifs, no buts," Carroll told reporters today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The laws were tightened in 2020 after James Haberfield, 22, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/vic-emergency-service-jail-laws-tightened/c1b29d25-68c0-41dd-8340-a352176717a6" rel="" target="_blank" title="avoided a prison term despite admitting to attacking a paramedic"><span>avoided a prison term despite admitting to attacking a paramedic</span></a><span> at a musical festival while on a cocktail of drugs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Haberfield was ordered to serve an 18-month community corrections order and undergo treatment for schizophrenia, which he suffered at the time of the attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The change meant offenders could no longer rely on a "special reasons" clause if their mental state was self-induced by alcohol or drug use.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> 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