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Two 15-year-old twins were seriously injured in a machete attack in Melbourne after being lured to a park, part of a rising youth violence trend in Victoria.
A machete attack in Caroline Springs, Melbourne, on December 30 left two 15-year-old twins seriously injured after being lured to a park under false pretenses, with one sustaining life-threatening head trauma and lacerations.
Surveillance footage shows 11 youths, including one with a "zombie killer" machete, surrounding the brothers, with eight fleeing in a black Ford Ranger ute bearing false plates and three on foot.
The incident is part of a broader rise in youth knife crime in Victoria, where machete incidents tripled from 2021 to 2024 and over 15,000 weapons were seized in 2025.
A recent amnesty collected 25,000 weapons.
Experts cite online conflicts escalating into real-world violence, emphasizing early intervention, as seen in Victoria’s new Violence Reduction Unit.
The attack follows other high-profile youth stabbings, including the fatal stabbing of two teens in September.
Dos gemelos de 15 años resultaron gravemente heridos en un ataque con machete en Melbourne después de haber sido atraídos a un parque, parte de una creciente tendencia de violencia juvenil en Victoria.