Two alleged machete attacks in one night Three men have been left seriously injured after two separate machete attacks in the…
‘Kill him’: Chilling moment teenager stabbed, robbed by machete-wielding men in Wantirna
The teenager was sitting on his e-bike and looking at his phone when he was approached by two men armed with machetes.
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August 7, 2026 – 10:49AM
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Two alleged machete attacks in one night
Two alleged machete attacks in one night
Three men have been left seriously injured after two separate machete attacks in the…
A teenager has revealed the chilling moment he thought he would die after being stabbed by by machete-wielding men who then stole his e-bike in Melbourne’s east.
Police say the teenager, who was 17 at the time, was approached by two unknown males at JW Manson Reserve on Selkirk Ave in Wantirna about 6.15pm on June 20.
Without warning, the two men attacked the teenager and pushed him off his e-bike.
“I was out riding my e-bike, stopped to check my phone, and was knocked off my bike from behind,” the teenager told the Herald Sun.
The teenager was been stabbed and robbed in Wantirna. Picture: Vic Police
As the teenager tried to flee the unwarranted attack, police said he was “hit from behind with a machete”, which caused a deep wound to his shoulder.
He said the men started “swinging the machetes at me when I was on the ground”.
“I was extremely shocked, but I knew what was happening and managed to get up and run away, leaving my bike behind,” he said.
The teenager sustained multiple injuries in the attack. Picture: Vic Police
After he got back up, he heard the men talking about chasing him down.
“They chased me down, saying stuff like ‘oi, just kill him right now’, and ‘quick, quick just kill him’,” the teen said.
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“I thought they were going to kill me and was begging them not to and asking them why they were doing this.”
The men took off with the teenager’s mobile phone and his e-bike – a Surron Ultra Bee HP e-bike with an estimated value of $10,000.
The two unknown men were armed with machetes. Picture: Supplied
The teenager managed to escape the attack and fled to Selkirk Ave, where a passer-by called triple-0.
The then-17-year-old was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
He spent four days in hospital and had to undergo surgery after sustaining at least three wounds from the attack.
The teenager’s injuries were so bad he required surgery. Picture: Supplied
Senior Sergeant Samuel Beard told the Herald Sun the wound the teenager sustained during the attack and robbery was “significant”.
“It was definitely a confronting wound, he was in hospital for a few nights for surgery,” he said.
“We’re not talking about a small assault.
”The sheer and immediate violence in the attack is just reprehensible. It’s absolutely disgusting.”
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Police have released CCTV footage of two males who they believe can assist with the inquiries.