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| One man dead after being stabbed in ‘targeted attack’ in Melbourne park | |
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| Police called after reports of a group of people fighting in Wyndham Vale on Friday | Police called after reports of a group of people fighting in Wyndham Vale on Friday |
| A man has died after he was ambushed and stabbed during a late-night knife fight at a park in Melbourne’s west. | A man has died after he was ambushed and stabbed during a late-night knife fight at a park in Melbourne’s west. |
| Police were called to reports of a group of people fighting in a park on Haines Drive, Wyndham Vale, about 11.30pm on Friday. | Police were called to reports of a group of people fighting in a park on Haines Drive, Wyndham Vale, about 11.30pm on Friday. |
| A 24-year-old from the same suburb was found with a stab wound and received medical treatment but died at the scene. | A 24-year-old from the same suburb was found with a stab wound and received medical treatment but died at the scene. |
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| Two other 27-year-old men were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. | Two other 27-year-old men were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. |
| Det Insp Paul Lloyd said 12 men in four white cars pulled up at the park where a group of seven other men had gathered. | Det Insp Paul Lloyd said 12 men in four white cars pulled up at the park where a group of seven other men had gathered. |
| “[It was] instantaneous. They jumped out and ran and started this altercation,” he told reporters. | “[It was] instantaneous. They jumped out and ran and started this altercation,” he told reporters. |
| “It certainly appeared it was targeted. The way that they turned up, and [have] just gone straight to it.” | “It certainly appeared it was targeted. The way that they turned up, and [have] just gone straight to it.” |
| A 24-year-old Manor Lakes man and three Wyndham Vale men – two 26-year-olds and a 28-year-old – were arrested nearby and will be interviewed by investigators on Saturday. | A 24-year-old Manor Lakes man and three Wyndham Vale men – two 26-year-olds and a 28-year-old – were arrested nearby and will be interviewed by investigators on Saturday. |
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| All four were part of the original group gathered at the park while the men’s attackers remain on the run. | All four were part of the original group gathered at the park while the men’s attackers remain on the run. |
| Police have cordoned off the area and a crime scene remains in place. | Police have cordoned off the area and a crime scene remains in place. |