Our firm recently successfully defended a claim for a
psychological injury arising out of a stabbing incident which
occurred on 1 January 2017 when the worker was cleaning Burwood
Park as part of his work duties.
Key to the defence of this matter was a cross-examination of the
worker.
Facts
The worker was stabbed on 1 January 2017 in the upper torso,
left shoulder and chest by an unknown assailant and as a result
developed a psychological injury.
After the incident, information came to light that the worker
may have been selling cannabis in the park. This allegation was put
to the worker by his employer and he admitted to selling cannabis
in the park on three previous occasions, but said he was not
selling it when the stabbing took place.
