A delivery driver who was stabbed to death in Melbourne\u2019s CBD has been identified as a kind and warm-hearted father of two children.<\/p>\n
Victoria Police say two men were stabbed, one fatally, after an alleged altercation over food delivery bikes. A third man has been arrested.<\/p>\n
A delivery driver who was declared dead at the scene has been identified as Feng Jianming, 47.<\/p>\n
The shocking incident unfolded at Frederick Way, near Queen Victoria Market on Friday evening.<\/p>\n
The Herald Sun reported Mr Jianming was a Hungry Panda delivery driver collecting an order from a Chinese restaurant when he was attacked.<\/p>\n
His friend Catherine Wang told the newspaper Mr Jianming was \u201cincredibly kind, warm-hearted and patient.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe took his work very seriously, and everyone who met him could easily become his friend,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis wife and child stayed back in China, while he built his life overseas alone. What happened yesterday has filled our hearts with deep sorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
A second man, a 34-year-old, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, where he continues to be treated.<\/p>\n
Mr Jianming\u2019s wife Xu told 7News her husband came to Australia to earn money for a few years to support their elderly parents and young children.<\/p>\n
He planned on returning to China when their son got married.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was the main breadwinner in our family. Now that he\u2019s gone, we don\u2019t know what to do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Hungry Panda have been contacted for comment, but told media it was a tragic incident and they were deeply saddened by the news.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe extend our deepest condolences to the deceased, as well as to his family and loved ones,\u201d a statement said.<\/p>\n
The Melbourne Chinatown Business Association (MCBA) has started a fundraiser for Mr Jianming\u2019s family on GoFundMe.<\/p>\n
\u201cA hardworking father. A loving husband. A familiar face in Melbourne\u2019s Chinatown. A life tragically taken,\u201d an organiser said.<\/p>\n
According to the MCBA, Mr Jianming came from a small village in Saanxi Province in Ching about 2017 and left his wife and children behind to work and support his family.<\/p>\n
He worked tirelessly for years as a food delivery driver in Melbourne\u2019s CBD and was a familiar and much-loved face among local businesses, restaurant owners and fellow riders.<\/p>\n
Colleagues told MCBA that Mr Jianming rarely spent money on himself and everything he earnt supported his family in China, who were now trying to arrange urgent travel to Melbourne.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe wasn\u2019t chasing luxury or an extravagant lifestyle. He was simply a hardworking man trying to give his family a better future,\u201d a statement said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo family should have to experience this, especially when their loved one was simply trying to earn an honest living.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot bring Brother Feng back, but together, we can help ease the burden on the family he worked so hard to support.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police, on Saturday, shed new light on how the devastating scene unfolded.<\/p>\n
\u201cDetectives understand two men, believed to be food delivery riders, observed another man tampering with their bikes, located on Frederick Way,\u201d a Victoria Police statement reads.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe two men confronted the male, not believed to be known to them, when an altercation occurred between the three, about 8.10pm.<\/p>\n
\u201cEmergency services were then called to Frederick Way where a man, believed to be one of the food delivery riders, was located with suspected stab wounds.\u201d<\/p>\n
CPR was carried out, but the man died at the scene.<\/p>\n
On Saturday morning, a 51-year-old man from Footscray was arrested in the inner city suburb.<\/p>\n
He remains in custody and is being questioned by officers.<\/p>\n
Footage circulating on social media shows a man wearing high-vis and a bicycle helmet slumped against a wall while he is assisted by another man.<\/p>\n
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said investigators were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident. <\/p>\n
A candlelit vigil, organised on a Chinese-language social media platform, is expected to be held at 8.30pm outside the State Library. <\/p>\n