Melbourne Man Accused of Stabbing Spree Refuses to Come to Court
Published on January 8, 2024
An accused serial stabber who randomly attacked five people over the weekend has refused to face court or speak to anyone since being thrown behind bars. Christopher Raftopoulos, 31, is accused of carrying a bag of knives and going on an unprovoked stabbing spree over three hours in Melbourne’s inner suburbs between Jan. 6 and Jan. 7. He has been charged with 14 counts of assault causing injury and one of possessing a controlled weapon. Police allege he may have used multiple different knives to stab five people in four separate attacks across the CBD and St Kilda. Raftopoulos was due to face Melbourne Magistrates Court on Jan. 8, but he refused to leave his jail cell....