A man who allegedly used a box cutter to stab his partner, a police officer, and innocent bystanders has been identified as 58-year-old Antony Benson.
Emergency services were called to the Princes Highway, near Old Bush Road, in Engadine, in Sydney’s south, just before 9am on Sunday following reports of a multi-car crash.
Police allege Benson was travelling in a white Jaguar crashed into a blue Mitsubishi sedan – moments after he stabbed his 48-year-old female passenger.
Police confirmed the pair were in a domestic relationship.
He was taken to Liverpool hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
On Monday, he was hit with eight charges relating to the alleged incident.
The alleged knifeman (pictured) was heard ranting about ‘conspiracy theories’ after the alleged stabbing attack and crash
The alleged attack played out in front of families as bystanders raced to help the injured.
Cronulla Sharks chairman Steve Mace was one of those who rushed to assist as emergency services made their way to the scene.
He had been driving through Engadine to take his young son to a football final when he witnessed the crash.
Concerned about the occupants, he jumped out of his vehicle and rushed over to the alleged knifeman’s car to help.
‘I heard the guy screaming in the car and then I heard his partner screaming even louder. I tried to open the door and finally jammed it open,’ he told the Daily Telegraph.
Mace said the alleged knifeman was ranting about his female passenger, saying ‘she changed the radio station on him’.
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