A 13-year-old and a 15-year-old are being interviewed by police over a shocking incident that was captured on CCTV on Wednesday.
The footage shows a man and a woman walking down Blacksmiths Way in Belgrave about 7.10pm when they were approached by a group of males.
Vision showed two offenders slashing machetes in the direction of a man and woman. (Nine)
One of the males slung a machete at the man.
Sabrina, a worker at the nearby Tacos ‘N’ Tequilas, said it all happened so quickly.
“I initially thought it was a stick that he hit him with,” she told 3AW Melbourne.
“I went out to ask him if he was OK, and I saw he had a massive gouge on his forearm.”
Police alleged the group fled the scene in a white BMW sedan, which was used to steal petrol from a service station on the Western Freeway in Ballan earlier that day.
The man, a 27-year-old from Ferntree Gully, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The two teenagers remain in custody as detectives work to identify a third offender.
Casey MP Aaron Violi said it was “heartbreaking” that the two innocent victims had been targeted in the attack.
“The worst feeling, to be honest, is that it wasn’t surprising,” he told 3AW.
“We have seen these attacks so often. We’ve seen how brazen they are. I wish I was shocked by the attack. I was heartbroken within my community, but we’re seeing it too often.
“It is heartbreaking to see our state going through this, and it’s every Victorian that’s paying the price, higher insurance costs, not feeling safe.”