On Tuesday the 11-12-12 at around 8.30 pm a Protective Services Officer (PSO) was seriously assaulted whilst on patrol near Parliament House. The assailant approached the PSO and after a short conversation struck the PSO with a hammer to his head before stealing his gun and fleeing through the Treasury Gardens. A short time later a thirty-year-old man was found deceased of a gunshot wound in nearby Jollimont Reserve. Police believe the male took his own life using the stolen gun. The Protective Services Officer suffered a depressed fracture of the skull and was surgically treated.

For financial support and professional advice call Victims of Crime Compensation Victoria 1800 000 055 or (03) 9415 9492 or go to www.victimsofcrime.com.au

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