{"id":642408,"date":"2026-05-01T09:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/642408\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T09:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:19:12","slug":"loophole-to-close-as-alleged-paramedic-stabber-in-court-in-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/642408\/","title":{"rendered":"Loophole to close as alleged paramedic stabber in court in Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man will remain behind bars after facing court charged with the attempted stabbing murder of an on-duty paramedic.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe alleged stabbing occurred on Broadway in Reservoir around 11am. (Nine)Mohamud Ali, 32, was charged with attempted murder and made no application for bail in a brief hearing at Melbourne Magistrates Court<\/a> this morning.<\/p>\n

Police allege he got out of a small, red car and stabbed the paramedic in the upper body before fleeing in the vehicle.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

He is slated to return to court on August 7.<\/p>\n

There is a minimum jail term of six months for people who injure emergency workers in Victoria<\/a>, but the law only applies to emergency workers who are “on duty” at the time.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The definition of “on duty” refers to when a paramedic is providing care to a patient, he said.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Allan government will ask the Victorian Law Reform Commission to review the definition of “on duty”. (Nine)<\/p>\n

Premier Jacinta Allan has committed to fixing the laws in response to the incident, and victims and unions raising the “loopholes” issue.<\/p>\n

Her government will ask the Victorian Law Reform Commission to review the definition of “on duty”.<\/p>\n

Shadow attorney-general James Newbury called the review “offensive” and accused Allan of “sitting on her hands”.<\/p>\n

“Our emergency service workers deserve more than another review,” he said.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Deputy Premier Ben Carroll conceded it was “fair” to point out the failure of the current laws to cover this specific incident.<\/p>\n

He said the definition of “on duty” would be clarified as soon as possible to cover emergency workers “walking around in uniform”.<\/p>\n

“No ifs, no buts,” Carroll told reporters today.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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