2 seriously injured in separate stabbing attacks in Australia's Melbourne

Xinhua
21 Jul 2025, 07:15 GMT+10

SYDNEY, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Two males have been hospitalized with serious injuries after being stabbed in separate incidents within 24 hours at shopping centers in Melbourne, Australia.

Emergency services were called to a shopping center in the suburb of Broadmeadows, 15 km north of central Melbourne, after one of the victims was found with stab wounds around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Police have not confirmed his identity, but News Corp Australia newspapers reported that the victim was a 17-year-old boy.

He was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital in a critical condition.

A crime scene has been established, and an investigation into the attack is ongoing.

In a separate incident on Saturday night, a 33-year-old man was attacked by a group of people at a shopping center in Altona Meadows in Melbourne's west.

A police spokesperson told News Corp that the man was approached by a group of males and pushed to the ground before being struck on the arm with an edged weapon, believed to be a machete.

The man was taken to hospital where the lower part of his arm was amputated on Sunday.

As of Monday, no arrests had been made in relation to either attack.

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