The police union have called for “reckless” public drunkenness laws to be fixed after officers were unable to help an intoxicated man who was hit by a car and died. About 3.20am on Friday, police responded to a report that a man was lying on a road in Melbourne’s westContinue Reading
A man who was killed in a suspected stabbing in Melbourne‘s southwest has been remembered as “cheerful” and “vibrant” by his grieving family. Adam Robinson died outside his home in Wyndham Vale on Friday while he was enjoying a preliminary AFL final at home with his family and friends. PoliceContinue Reading
Separate collisions on Australian roads have claimed at least four lives over the weekend, renewing calls for road users to remain vigilant. A motorcyclist died at Wyndham Vale in Melbourne’s outer west on Saturday after crashing his bike and flying off. The rider crashed his motorbike at about 2.25pm onContinue Reading
A teenager has died after being stabbed during a late-night brawl. It is understood two groups of people were involved in a physical altercation on Butler Grove in Wyndham Vale about 9.45pm on Friday. An 18-year-old man died at the scene. Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the incident. The circumstancesContinue Reading
Nine men have been arrested after allegedly being linked to a gang-related incident where two men were killed, along with a pet dog. Atem Atem, 29, and Ayuel Akuei, 22, died on February 11 after a convoy of three cars arrived at a property on Carmichael Dr, Wyndham Vale, carryingContinue Reading
Detectives have released footage showing three cars stopping in a quiet residential street just minutes before a suspected “gang-related” attack that left two men dead. Atem Atem, 29, and Ayuel Akuei, 22, were killed while a third man, 23, was seriously injured in the violence on February 11. Emergency servicesContinue Reading
Two men have been found dead while another is fighting for his life in hospital after a stabbing in Melbourne’s west. Emergency services were called to a Carmichael Drive property in Wyndham Vale just before 3am on Saturday following reports of a stabbing. Two men died at the scene. VictoriaContinue Reading
A Melbourne man kept his head hung low and stared at his hands as he faced court for the first time accused of a relative’s murder. Scott Brian O’Brien, 43, appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon, two days after Stephen O’Brien was found dead at a WyndhamContinue Reading
Two men and a woman have been charged over an alleged incident in Melbourne’s west on Friday, which led to a police officer allegedly being slashed in the face during the arrest. An hours-long manhunt was underway for those responsible for the theft of a food delivery car, when aContinue Reading