10-Year-Old Punched, Mother Allegedly Stabbed with Scissors Outside Victoria Police HQ

A 27-year-old man has been charged following an alleged stabbing with scissors and assault of a 10-year-old boy in Melbourne’s CBD. The incident occurred near Victoria Police headquarters when the man allegedly punched the boy and then stabbed his intervening mother. Bystanders restrained the man until police arrived.

• A 27-year-old man is charged after an incident outside Victoria Police headquarters.
• The man allegedly punched a 10-year-old boy and stabbed his 46-year-old mother with scissors.
• The woman was stabbed when she intervened in the assault on her son.
• Members of the public restrained the man until police arrived.
• The incident occurred around 1 p.m. on Aug. 25.