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flag 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.

flag 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. flag 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. flag 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. flag A recent amnesty collected 25,000 weapons. flag Experts cite online conflicts escalating into real-world violence, emphasizing early intervention, as seen in Victoria’s new Violence Reduction Unit. flag The attack follows other high-profile youth stabbings, including the fatal stabbing of two teens in September.

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