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A man armed with a 45cm hunting knife pleaded guilty to plunging the blade into a police officer s back in a random attack at Sydney s Central Station despite being psychotic at the time, a court has heard.
Mark Thompson, 54, has pleaded guilty to the 2019 attack which was captured on CCTV and played for the NSW District Court on Friday.
The victim, Constable Hayden Edwards, can be seen in the footage immediately collapsing the ground after being stabbed - before managing to get to his knees with his gun drawn.
Thompson brandishing the knife can be seen on CCTV stabbing Constable Hayden Edwards in the back on the packed concourse (pictured)