{"id":814369,"date":"2026-07-21T12:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/814369\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:50:18","slug":"schoolboy-in-emergency-surgery-after-violent-machete-attack-in-melbournes-southeast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/814369\/","title":{"rendered":"Schoolboy in emergency surgery after violent machete attack in Melbourne’s southeast"},"content":{"rendered":"

A schoolboy is undergoing emergency surgery after being stabbed in a shocking attack in Melbourne\u2019s<\/a> southeast.<\/p>\n

The 15-year-old was walking with two friends less than 100 metres from the school gate in Cranbourne South when they were set upon by a group of three hooded youths.<\/p>\n

Police said the attack was extremely violent, with the offenders armed with a variety of knives and machetes.<\/p>\n

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The attackers allegedly charged at the boys, slashing the victim to the back, neck and hands as he struggled to get away.<\/p>\n

He managed to escape and made his way back to the school where other students saw him with blood all over his face.<\/p>\n

He eventually collapsed on the oval and paramedics rushed him to hospital where he is now having surgery.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe attackers allegedly charged at the boys, slashing the victim to the back, neck and hands. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

Detective Inspector Mark Patrick from Victoria Police described the group\u2019s aggression as they charged at their victim.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, it\u2019s similar to a war cry is when you go into battle and that\u2019s what it would appear to be, is to get their attention and to create fear into their intended victims,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an extremely violent attack. You think about long-edged weapons and the reasons that you\u2019re arming yourself with these weapons is to cause serious injury, to cause fear.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it ruins lives, it ruins the victims\u2019 lives and it ruins your own lives if you\u2019re held to account.\u201d<\/p>\n

The school says the offenders are not fellow students and it has been supporting the children who witnessed the aftermath.<\/p>\n

Police have been patrolling the gates at afternoon pick-up.<\/p>\n

The group of three attackers remain on the run.<\/p>\n

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