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A man has appeared in court after he allegedly injured two people with a machete in an early morning attack in Melbourne\u2019s CBD.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Police officers in Queen Street, Melbourne, after the attack on Monday morning.Nine News<\/p>\n
Police said the man attacked another man before he was arrested, but Ambulance Victoria confirmed a woman was also injured.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdvanced life support paramedics responded to the scene,\u201d a spokesperson said. \u201cA female in her 20s was treated for upper body injuries and transported to The Alfred in a serious condition.\u201d<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Police issued an update on Monday afternoon, saying they had charged a 25-year-old Manor Lakes man with affray and intentionally cause injury.<\/p>\n
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Police officers put evidence in paper bags. Nine News<\/p>\n
The man, Malual Amad, faced Melbourne Magistrates\u2019 Court on Monday, where he made no application for bail. He was remanded to reappear on March 24.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The incident came days after a fatal machete attack claimed the life of 22-year-old Aidan Becker<\/a> at the Mernda train station in Melbourne\u2019s north.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The state government announced on Sunday that it would deploy its new violence reduction unit<\/a> to Mernda to work with police and Education Department staff to try to address the root causes of youth offending.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Be the first to know when major news happens. Sign up for breaking news alerts<\/a> on email or turn on notifications in the app.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Blood](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/710cce83a2b1e319774791a1c5cc07c6e5e3fdfb.jpeg\")
Blood was seen spattered on the stairs of a nearby building on early Monday morning before being cleaned.<\/p>\n