US EditionChilling Video of Fatal Gang Attack on Boy
Victorian police investigate whether the machete and knife attacks on two boys were targeted or mistaken identity; victims were not gang members, officials said.
- Two boys aged 12 and 15 were fatally stabbed by a gang of masked attackers in Melbourne on the evening of September 6 and September 7.
- Police began investigating the incident shortly after, and the crime shows hallmarks of a youth gang attack, though targeting or mistaken identity remains unclear.
- The victims, who had just finished attending a basketball game, were attacked by as many as eight masked assailants armed with machetes and long knives in different locations across western Melbourne.
- Detective Inspector Graham Banks reported that paramedics’ efforts to save the victim were unsuccessful, and described the case as among the most shocking incidents within an increasing number of similar offences.
- The killings highlight a rise in youth gang-related violence amid a nine percent increase in homicides across Australia in 2024, prompting calls for stronger measures against knife crime.
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