{"id":6694,"date":"2025-09-07T07:19:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T07:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/masked-gang-kills-two-boys-in-melbourne-machete-attack-police-say\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T07:19:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T07:19:35","slug":"masked-gang-kills-two-boys-in-melbourne-machete-attack-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/masked-gang-kills-two-boys-in-melbourne-machete-attack-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Masked gang kills two boys in Melbourne machete attack, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SYDNEY, Sept 7 — A gang of masked attackers armed with machetes stabbed and killed two boys aged 12 and 15 in a “horrific” attack in the Australian city of Melbourne, police said today.<\/p>\n

Up to eight people in a suspected youth gang attacked the children separately in nearby locations in western Melbourne yesterday evening, they said.<\/p>\n

Police were first called to a street where they found a 12-year-old boy who had been stabbed, said Graham Banks, police detective inspector in the state of Victoria.<\/p>\n

“Despite resuscitation attempts by paramedics, he was unable to be revived,” Banks told a news conference.<\/p>\n

Soon after, police found the boy’s 15-year-old friend in a nearby street with “significant” stabbing wounds. He could not be saved.<\/p>\n

Witnesses and CCTV images indicated the killings were carried out by the same group of up to about eight masked people carrying machetes and knives with long blades, Banks said.<\/p>\n

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“Whilst the investigation is in its early stage, it has the hallmarks of a youth gang crime,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It is one of the most horrific crimes in a substantial and growing list of crimes of this nature. The children who were murdered were not gang members, and it’s not ok to remain silent.”<\/p>\n

Police said it was unclear if the attack was targeted or a case of mistaken identity.<\/p>\n

Across Australia, homicides and related offences rose nine per cent to 448 victims in 2024, according to official figures.<\/p>\n

A fight between rival gangs armed with machetes in the food court of a Melbourne shopping centre in May led the state to ban machete sales or ownership. — AFP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SYDNEY, Sept 7 — A gang of masked attackers armed with machetes stabbed and killed two boys aged 12 and 15 in a “horrific” attack in the Australian city of Melbourne, police said today. Up to eight people in a suspected youth gang attacked the children separately in nearby locations in western Melbourne yesterday evening,…<\/p>\n

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