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Three injured in stabbing near south-east Melbourne primary school

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Costa, J., & Malek, V. (2026, November 6). Three injured in stabbing near south-east Melbourne primary school. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/three-injured-in-stabbing-near-south-east-melbourne-primary-school-20261106-p61c1h.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-11-06 · by James Costa, Victoria Malek

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📰 Stabbing Near Melbourne School
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James Costa
13 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The State Department of Education said it could not comment on the incident as it was a police matter.
🔮 A man aged in his 20s was found injured at the scene, while another man, who police say fled the scene, was found in the front yard of a nearby house with serious injuries. Police said detectives were investigating reports that the car was seen travelling at high speeds before the crash. Traffic diversions are in place around Chandler and Cheltenham roads, a busy arterial thoroughfare, which police said would remain in place throughout the morning. The crash comes after nine people died on Victoria’s roads during horror a Melbourne Cup weekend, and follows the collision between SUV driver Ivan Harrison, 43, and 19-year-old motorcyclist Zac Keinan, tragically killing both and leaving Harrison’s seven-year-old son and passenger Henry without a father.
🔮 Even now, with the bleed, it still could be life-threatening.”
🔮 Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious and that a report would be prepared for the coroner.
🔮 I couldn’t commend her more highly.”
🔮 The emergency surgery, necessary for the life-threatening blockage, was set to cost them almost $6000.
🔮 “Our family will spend the rest of our lives carrying the pain of knowing that someone we love so dearly is never coming home.”
🔮 While Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly vowed to find some middle ground – no pun intended – that was not good enough for the state government.
🔮 “Countless times doorknocking I’ve heard from community members, ‘I’ve met Tim, Tim helped me!’” Adam Pulford, a Merri-bek councillor and the Greens candidate for Brunswick, said in a post on social media. “I hope there’s a good bike lane wherever you are now – and if not, I know there soon will be!”
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Victoria Malek
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🔮 The State Department of Education said it could not comment on the incident as it was a police matter.
🔮 Projects already under way or which have lodged planning applications will be unaffected by them – including a data centre about 60 metres from homes.
Also by Victoria Malek
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Topics

Ambulance Victoria CHD Charisse Hair Designers Dandenong Melbourne The State Department of Education

Subjects

Mirra PERSON · 2× Ambulance Victoria ORG · 1× CHD Charisse Hair Designers ORG · 1× Dandenong GPE · 1× Melbourne GPE · 1× Rena Mirra PERSON · 1× The State Department of Education ORG · 1×

Narrative

Rena Mirra is the owner of CHD Charisse Hair Designers on David St, around the corner from Woodlea St. Mirra said she and two others in the salon heard sirens.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-06
🔮 The State Department of Education said it could not comment on the incident as it was a police matter.
2026-11-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Three injured in stabbing near south-east Melbourne primary school · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 1 hedged)

Two people are in a critical condition, with another injured in a stabbing outside a residence across the road from a south-east Melbourne primary school. asserted
another → injure → school
Paramedics responded to an incident at about 11.30am on Friday in which three people were injured, an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said. asserted
spokesperson → respond → which
The incident occurred outside a house on Woodlee Street in Dandenong across the road from Dandenong North Primary School. asserted
incident → occur → School
Two patients were transported to hospital in a critical condition, with another person was also taken to hospital, the spokesperson said. asserted
spokesperson → transport → hospital
The primary school was put into lockdown as a result of the stabbing. asserted
school → put → stabbing
Rena Mirra is the owner of CHD Charisse Hair Designers on David St, around the corner from Woodlea St. Mirra said she and two others in the salon heard sirens. asserted
she → say → sirens
One customer walked down to the site and said that a man was lying on the nature strip and was taken on a stretcher into an ambulance. asserted
man → walk → ambulance
Mirra said David St was open but that Woodlee St was still closed off. asserted
St → say → ?
Police were door-knocking at nearby businesses and residences, she said. asserted
she → knock → businesses
The State Department of Education said it could not comment on the incident as it was a police matter. uncertain
it → say → incident
More to come Be the first to know when major news happens. asserted
news → come → ?
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