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Man charged over weekend double stabbing across Melbourne

Man charged over weekend double stabbing across Melbourne
ABC Australia Tuesday 02 June 2026, 08:03 UTC 1 min read
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Man charged over weekend double stabbing in Dandenong North and Epping Tue 2 Jun 2026 at 6:03pm Detectives have charged a man after two people were stabbed on opposite sides of Melbourne at the weekend. The 27-year-old is accused of stabbing a 40-year-old man at a property on Bradman Terrace in the northern suburb of Epping on Sunday morning.

Man charged over weekend double stabbing in Dandenong North and Epping Tue 2 Jun 2026 at 6:03pm Detectives have charged a man after two people were stabbed on opposite sides of Melbourne at the weekend. The 27-year-old is accused of stabbing a 40-year-old man at a property on Bradman Terrace in the northern suburb of Epping on Sunday morning. Police allege he then drove 50 kilometres across Melbourne to Dandenong North, crashed into a woman's home on Exner Street and stabbed the 34-year-old in the upper body. The alleged offender fled on foot. Both victims were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The accused was arrested in Epping this morning. He has been charged with aggravated burglary, two counts of intentionally causing serious injury and reckless conduct endangering serious injury. Police on Sunday said the incident was not random and that they were searching for someone known to both victims.
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