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One dead, two hospitalized after knife fight in Melbourne

January 11, 2025

Sydney, Jan 11

One man has died and two more have been hospitalized after a knife fight at a park in Melbourne's southwest in Australia.

Police in the state of Victoria said on Saturday that officers were called to reports of a group of youths fighting in a park in the suburb of Wyndham Vale - about 30 kilometres southwest of central Melbourne at 11:30 pm local time on Friday.

Officers arrived at the scene and found one man with a stab wound. He received medical treatment but died at the scene,

Two other males were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, news agency reported.

Victoria Police said that officers arrested four males nearby who were assisting with inquiries.

A crime scene was established at the park and detectives from the homicide squad have commenced an investigation.

Australia has witnessed a series of violent incidents over the past few days.

On Friday, two men, including a police officer, were shot during an altercation in Brisbane.

 

 

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