Man stabbed on Melbourne’s Bourke Street as assailants remain at large
Peak hour horror in Melbourne as a man is stabbed in broad daylight on one of the city’s most iconic streets and rushed to hospital as the attacker flees on foot
- Man stabbed in Bourke St, Melbourne CBD
- Unknown persons fled on foot and on scooters
- Victim with non-life-threatening injuries
A man has been stabbed during rush hour in Melbourne’s CBD as the unknown assailants fled on foot.
Emergency services were alerted to Bourke Street around 3:35pm on Wednesday after reports of an altercation.
The perpetrators are believed to have fled on foot and on scooters.
A police spokesman said the man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The man was stabbed at around 3.35pm on Wednesday during rush hour traffic in Melbourne’s CBD (pictured, Bourke Street)
It comes just days after a teenager was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a stabbing on a bus in Fitzsimons Lane, Templestowe.
The 16-year-old was discharged on Friday morning and police confirmed his alleged attacker was a fugitive and no charges had been brought.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has CCTV or dashcam footage is asked to contact police immediately.