<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly threw a spear at police then stabbed a probationary officer with a sword at a home in Sydney's south-west.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police were called to a home on Werombi Road in Grasmere at 5.20pm yesterday for a welfare check.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Superintendent Paul Condon said police were confronted with a 20-year-old man who allegedly had a spear, a hatchet and a 50cm sword.</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/baby-dies-after-being-struck-by-train-in-nsw-north/dc2d1233-1489-4536-8859-32d90caabf3d" rel="" target="" title="One-year-old dead after being struck by train in NSW northwest"><strong><span>One-year-old dead after being struck by train in NSW northwest</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police tried to arrest the 20-year-old before he allegedly threw the spear and stabbed the 28-year-old officer in the leg with a sword.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Officers tasered the 20-year-old and took him to Campbelltown Police Station.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The probationary constable was given first aid and flown to Liverpool Hospital in a stable condition.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/man-tasered-after-allegedly-throwing-a-spear-at-a-police-officer/3d427718-5a0b-4e2b-aa84-517054cf0d48" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This morning the 20-year-old man was charged multiple offences including with two counts of attempted murder, four counts of wounding a person with intent to resist/prevent arrest, wounding a police officer in the execution of duty as to actual bodily harm.</span><br/><br/><span>He is due to appear before Parramatta Local Court today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</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&hl=en_AU&pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>
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