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Woman repeatedly stabbed, child punched in random Melbourne CBD attack

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 25 August 2026 at 3:26 pm

The incident unfolded outside the Victoria Police headquarters at lunchtime.

Passers-by pulled the man from the woman as the attack continued.

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