More Shopping Mall Chaos: Two Teens Arrested After Brawling With Machetes

Published on April 16, 2024

Two teens have been arrested in Melbourne after violence erupted in a shopping mall, just days after the Bondi stabbing tragedy in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Parents and children were forced to flee the Woodgrove Shopping Centre in Melbourne’s West after teens were seen fighting with machetes. A 15-year-old boy from Weir Views, a victim of the affray, received head injuries in the incident and was taken to hospital, where he remains, according to police. In a statement, Victorian Police said Melton Crime Investigation Unit detectives had arrested “two children” after they were allegedly involved in a violent incident at a shopping centre....