Police have arrested three teenagers following the stabbing of another teen in Melton yesterday.
Police and emergency services were called to the Primary Medical and Dental Centre, on Station Road, Melton, at about 3.40pm on Thursday, July 30.
They found the 17-year-old in a life-threatening condition with a stab wound to his leg.
Senior Sergeant Barry Jenks, of the Melton Crime Investigation Unit, said the boy was allegedly involved in an altercation in the carpark at the Woodgrove Shopping Centre, before being driven to the medical centre by friends.
Senior Sergeant Jenks three people, including the stabbing victim, were driving around the shopping centre car park in a white BMW when they spotted another person on foot, who they had “ill-feelings” towards.
He said police understand the three got out of the car and swung a baseball bat at the person on foot, who was allegedly carrying a knife.
“And then the knife was produced and used.
“One of the males received a wound to the back of his leg that ruptured an artery,” he said.
“The one with the knife fled and the injured youth was placed back in the BMW and taken to a nearby medical centre and then ultimately flown to hospital.”
Police arrested another 17-year-old and an 18-year-old at the medical centre.
The 17-year-old has been charged with affray and will appear at the Children’s Court at a later date.
The 18-year-old man has been charged and bailed for assault-related offences and will appear at the Sunshine Magistrate’s Court on September 21.
A 19-year-old man, who allegedly stabbed the victim, was arrested in the early hours of Friday, July 31 and has been remanded and charged with seriously causing injury, recklessly causing serious injury and affray.
Senior Sergeant Jenks urged anyone who witnessed the incident to call CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.
Helen Fraser wrote on Star Weekly’s Facebook page there was a “crowded bus stop full of kids trying to get home from school when these morons did what they did”.
“The stress levels of these families is insurmountable. What the hell is going on in this world?”
Nathan Miles, who was at the Primary Medical and Dental Centre when the incident occurred, said there was “blood everywhere”.
“I don’t know what lead to the whole altercation but it’s not really acceptable that someone would do anything like this, especially at that time.”
