<p>The incident occurred when police went to a house in Austinmer town on the New South Wales coast to speak with a 39-year-old man about an alleged assault Saturday.<br />While at the house, the man ran inside and refused to come out. Police continued to talk to the man, when he suddenly opened the door and lunged at a chief inspector with a 30 cm knife, stabbing him in the chest.<br /><br />The knife tore through the officer's shirt, but could only penetrate a notebook tucked in his left pocket, Australian news agency AAP reported Sunday.The man was arrested and charged with attempted murder, use of a weapon to prevent lawful detention and assault leading to actual bodily harm.</p>
<p>The incident occurred when police went to a house in Austinmer town on the New South Wales coast to speak with a 39-year-old man about an alleged assault Saturday.<br />While at the house, the man ran inside and refused to come out. Police continued to talk to the man, when he suddenly opened the door and lunged at a chief inspector with a 30 cm knife, stabbing him in the chest.<br /><br />The knife tore through the officer's shirt, but could only penetrate a notebook tucked in his left pocket, Australian news agency AAP reported Sunday.The man was arrested and charged with attempted murder, use of a weapon to prevent lawful detention and assault leading to actual bodily harm.</p>