The key facts
- Three victims: a 28-year-old woman is fighting for her life, men aged 26 and 35 seriously injured
- Dandenong North Primary School temporarily placed in lockdown
- According to preliminary police data, all victims knew each other
Attack near a school in Dandenong
Three people were stabbed on November 6 at around 11:30 local time in a residential house on Woodley Street in the Dandenong area of Melbourne. This was reported by Victoria Police. Emergency services who arrived at the scene found a 28-year-old woman in critical condition, as well as men aged 26 and 35 with serious injuries that, according to medics, are not life-threatening.
Security measures and the course of the investigation
While police were working, students at the nearby primary school Dandenong North Primary School were kept inside the building and not allowed to go outside — the school was temporarily placed in lockdown. The area around the house was cordoned off. The investigation is being conducted by the police domestic violence unit; according to preliminary data, all three victims knew each other. The circumstances of the incident are still being established, and police reports make no mention of any arrests.
