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Mother stabbed, 10-year-old son punched in random attack outside police HQ

Brisbane Times · 25 August 2026 at 4:35 pm

Mother stabbed, 10-year-old son punched in random attack outside police HQ

A man has been arrested after allegedly punching a 10-year-old boy and repeatedly stabbing his mother with a pair of scissors in Melbourne’s CBD.

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