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Police have charged an adolescent with homicide in relation to the deadly stabbing of a person in Melbourne’s internal north-west on Sunday.
A 40-year-old man died in hospital after being discovered with stab wounds close to the intersection of Maribyrnong and Union roads in Ascot Vale on Sunday afternoon. Police earlier charged an 18-year-old man, however on Wednesday, they arrested a 16-year-old boy in Carlton.
The 16-year-old was taken to hospital for remedy for a pre-existing hand harm, and later interviewed. On Wednesday night time, police confirmed that they had charged the teenager with one rely of homicide, and he’ll seem in court docket at a later date.
It comes after officers charged an 18-year-old man, Alambs Mohmmed, of no fastened handle, on Monday over the deadly stabbing. He has been charged with deliberately inflicting harm, affray, escaping custody and theft.
Mohmmed confronted court docket on Monday charged with deliberately inflicting harm, affray, escaping custody and theft. The court docket heard he was meant to be in custody on the time of the alleged offending.
He didn’t apply for bail and is because of face court docket once more on December 18.
Witnesses instructed this masthead they noticed two offenders chasing a person up and down both aspect of Maribyrnong Road, earlier than combating him below a tree as bystanders tried to intervene.
Officers mentioned they weren’t in search of anybody else in relation to the alleged stabbing.
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