Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a stabbing incident in St Kilda yesterday.
Police will allege the man, who was armed with a pruning saw, stabbed another man near the intersection of Pattison Street and Princes Street about 5.45pm.
The man attempted to assault two other men before running into a supermarket on Fitzroy Street.
The Critical Incident Response Team attended causing the man to run from the supermarket back out onto the street.
The man allegedly threw a cannister of lighter fluid at arresting officers, striking an officer to the upper body, before he was tasered and arrested.
The victim, a man in his 40s, received superficial injuries to the upper body.
The man has been charged with affray, intentionally cause injury, assault with a weapon and assault police.
He has been remanded to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court later this morning.
Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
