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Updated March 9, 2026 — 5:39pm,first published 11:43am
A man has appeared in court after he allegedly injured two people with a machete in an early morning attack in Melbourne’s CBD.
A woman and a man in their 20s remain in hospital with knife wounds after emergency services were called to Queen Street about 2.40am on Monday.
Police said the man attacked another man before he was arrested, but Ambulance Victoria confirmed a woman was also injured.
“Advanced life support paramedics responded to the scene,” a spokesperson said. “A female in her 20s was treated for upper body injuries and transported to The Alfred in a serious condition.”
They also confirmed a man, believed to be in his 20s, was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with mid-body injuries. He is in a stable condition.
Police issued an update on Monday afternoon, saying they had charged a 25-year-old Manor Lakes man with affray and intentionally cause injury.
The man, Malual Amad, faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday, where he made no application for bail. He was remanded to reappear on March 24.
At the scene on Monday morning, blood splatters were still on the stairs of a nearby building, while detectives were seen putting evidence into brown paper bags, and the area was surrounded with police tape.
Police said the circumstances surrounding the incident were still being investigated, and urged anyone who may have any information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
The incident came days after a fatal machete attack claimed the life of 22-year-old Aidan Becker at the Mernda train station in Melbourne’s north.
Four teenagers have been arrested after Becker was allegedly attacked for intervening between them and a 14-year-old boy who was being attacked before 6pm on Friday.
The state government announced on Sunday that it would deploy its new violence reduction unit to Mernda to work with police and Education Department staff to try to address the root causes of youth offending.
On Sunday night, police were again called to Mernda station after reports of a group of youths in a verbal altercation. They arrested a 16-year-old boy for outstanding matters, but said no weapons were involved in the incident.
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