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A childcare worker was reportedly attacked while on her way to work, with a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing her at M-City Shopping Centre in Clayton shortly before 8 a.m. yesterday, according to police.
Surveillance footage captures the moment a 25-year-old woman from Mount Waverley walks through the shopping center, as a young male emerges from behind a wall, trailing her onto an escalator.
As they stood on the escalator, the male allegedly drew a knife from his pocket and stabbed the woman in the back.
After the incident, the assailant is said to have quickly descended the escalator, fleeing the scene immediately.
In apparent confusion, the woman turned to look behind her before hastily making her way up the escalator to safety.
She remains in a serious but stable condition at The Alfred hospital.
The 16-year-old boy was arrested a short time later at a medical centre in Clayton.
He has been charged with intentionally causing injury, recklessly causing injury, assault with a weapon, possessing a controlled weapon, theft and committing an indictable offence whilst on bail.
He has been remanded to appear at a children’s court at a later date.
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