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A 71-year-old man experienced a harrowing attack early this morning near Crighton Reserve in Port Melbourne. The incident occurred around 5:20 a.m. when an unidentified assailant approached and stabbed the victim three times.
Following the attack, the injured man, a local resident, managed to make his way to a nearby café on Bay Street to seek help.
Witness Mohammad Hassoun recounted the scene, saying, “He wasn’t in too bad a shape; he could still speak, which was a relief. But he was bleeding heavily and had lost a significant amount of blood.”
Hassoun added, “It seemed senseless—they didn’t even attempt to rob him; they just stabbed him and left.”
The victim was quickly transported to the hospital, where he is being treated for serious injuries that are thankfully not life-threatening.
Despite a thorough search of the area, police have been unable to locate the offender.
He is described as Caucasian, aged between 30 and 40 years old, around 182cm tall, possibly with brown hair, wearing all black clothing.
“It is shocking to us and it’s concerning considering the age of the victim and the location it’s happened,” Detective Senior Constable Georgia Herbert said.
“It was early in the morning, a lot of people are out walking their dogs at that time.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact police.
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