Sex crime investigators are probing a stabbing at Whittington this week, police have revealed.
A woman suffered leg injuries in the incident, one of two unrelated stabbings at Whittington this week, police said.
Emergency services found the woman, aged in her 20s, at a park near Apollo Plc about 11.30pm Wednesday.
Paramedics took her to hospital in a stable condition with non-life threatening injuries as police established a crime scene.
Police had yet to make an arrest over the incident, said Detective Senior Sergeant Nick Uebergang, of Geelong Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team.
Victoria Police Sexual Crime Squad had taken over the investigation, Det Sen Sgt Uebergang said.
He was unable to say whether the stabbing resulted from an attempted sexual assault or rape.
“We’re still making inquiries and are still establishing how her injuries have occurred,” Det Sen Sft Uebergang said.
The first stabbing left its male victim requiring life-saving surgery.
Police rushed to Redstone Crt following reports of a fight about 5.25am Tuesday, discovering a man with stab wounds on arrival.
Paramedics rushed the man in his 20s to University Hospital Geelong in a critical condition.
Surgeons performed emergency surgery on the man and stabilised him, a Barwon Health spokesperson said.
The man remained in a stable but critical condition, the spokesperson told the Indy yesterday.
Police arrested a man in his 20s who assisted them with their inquiries, said Geelong Crime Investigation Unit Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Guthrie.
Officers had since released the man pending further inquiries, he said.
“We’re still piecing everything together at this stage.“
Det Sen Sgt Guthrie believed that more than one offender was involved in the incident, with police now tracking down other potential suspects.
Police were waiting until the victim had recovered to speak to him, Det Sen Sgt Guthrie said.
Detectives established a crime scene in the area on Tuesday and continued their investigation this week.
The two stabbings were unrelated, Det Sen Sgt Guthrie said.
“The public shouldn’t be in fear that there’s someone running around stabbing people because that’s certainly not the case. Police have an idea of who had committed these (stabbings).”
Police urged anyone who witnessed either incident or with further information to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit a confidential crime report at crimestoppersvic.com.au.
