Victoria

Man injured at Springvale to be charged with assaulting police

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A man who was allegedly stabbed in the head at Springvale on Friday is expected to be charged with assaulting police.

Paramedics were called to a unit in Osborne Avenue just after 8.40pm, where they found a man sitting on the road with a head injury.

Victoria Police spokeswoman Natalie Webster said the 39-year-old Springvale man had been struck on the head with an edged weapon.

It is understood a meat cleaver was found at the scene.

Police allege the man was uncooperative and spat at a police officer.

The officer was taken to hospital as a precaution.

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The injured man was treated at the scene before being taken to Dandenong Hospital with a non-life threatening injury.

He has since been discharged.

He will be interviewed by police in relation to allegedly assaulting a police officer.

Police believe the man's attacker was known to him.

Investigations are ongoing.