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Man charged with murder after delivery driver dies near Queen Victoria Market

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Ward, R. (2026, November 8). Man charged with murder after delivery driver dies near Queen Victoria Market. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/man-charged-with-murder-after-delivery-driver-dies-near-queen-victoria-market-20261109-p61cey.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-11-08 · by Roy Ward

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A 51-year-old man from Footscray was charged with murder after allegedly stabbing two food delivery drivers near Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne. Feng Jianming, a 47-year-old HungryPanda driver, died following the attack on Friday evening; another driver suffered serious injuries but survived. The incident has drawn attention to the safety of delivery workers and prompted community outrage, leading to a memorial rally attended by hundreds.
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A 51-year-old man from Footscray has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing of HungryPanda delivery rider Feng Jianming on November 4 near Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne. The altercation occurred when Feng and another delivery driver confronted the suspect tampering with their bikes around 8 PM. Police arrested him on Saturday morning, and he is set to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates' Court this week.

Feng Jianming, a 47-year-old Chinese national originally from Shaanxi Province, died at the scene despite paramedics performing CPR. Another rider sustained serious injuries but survived. The incident has sparked significant concern within Melbourne's Asian community and among gig workers regarding public safety in the city center. Hundreds gathered for an emotional rally at the State Library to express their grief and demand better protections for delivery drivers.

A GoFundMe page established by the Melbourne Chinatown Business Association raised over $390,000 to support Feng's family with travel and funeral expenses. The tragic event has drawn attention to the risks faced by food delivery workers in urban areas.

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Topics

China Footscray HungryPanda Melbourne Melbourne Magistrates’ Court

Subjects

Feng PERSON · 5× Footscray GPE · 3× Melbourne GPE · 3× China GPE · 2× HungryPanda ORG · 2× Asian NORP · 1× Chongqing Chicken Pot City ORG · 1× Feng Jianming PERSON · 1× Frederick Way GPE · 1× Melbourne Magistrates’ Court ORG · 1×

Narrative

“They deliver our meals, our packages, rain, hail or shine seven days a week and are often not well paid… and, as we have seen, their jobs are very risky as well, not just from other vehicles on the road but from horrible attacks like the one we saw last night.” with Alexander Darling
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-08
He will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
2026-11-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Man charged with murder after delivery driver dies near Queen Victoria Market · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 4 hedged)

A Footscray man has been charged with murder over the alleged stabbing attack of two food delivery drivers in central Melbourne on Friday night. asserted
man → charge → night
The man, 51, was charged with one count of murder and one of intentionally cause serious injury. asserted
man → charge → injury
He will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday. asserted
He → face → Monday
Feng Jianming, 47, was working for food delivery platform HungryPanda on Friday night near Queen Victoria Market when he and another delivery driver confronted a man who was allegedly tampering with their bikes. uncertain
who → work → bikes
Police were called to Chongqing Chicken Pot City restaurant in Frederick Way soon after 8pm where they found a critically injured Feng. asserted
they → call → Feng
Another driver, 34, was allegedly found nearby with stab wounds. uncertain
driver → find → wounds
Paramedics performed CPR on Feng but he was declared dead at the scene. asserted
he → perform → scene
The 34-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. asserted
man → take → injuries
The Footscray man allegedly left the scene and was arrested in Footscray on Saturday morning. uncertain
man → leave → morning
Feng’s death has sparked anger in Melbourne’s Asian community over public safety in the CBD while the safety and work conditions of delivery drivers has also come under scrutiny. asserted
safety → spark → scrutiny
Hundreds of people joined an emotional rally at the State Library on Saturday night to honour Feng. asserted
Hundreds → join → Feng
His wife, Xi, and adult children daughter Yawei and son Changhui expressed their heartbreak from their home in China. asserted
wife → express → China
Xi told this masthead that Feng worked tirelessly to send money back to China to support his family, including his elderly parents. asserted
Feng → tell → parents
She said he had not returned home for nine years to save on airfares. asserted
he → say → airfares
“He wanted to save the money and continue working,” she told this masthead through a translator. asserted
she → want → translator
“But he promised that when our son got married, he would definitely return. asserted
he → promise → ?
He would come home for our son’s wedding, and then we could finally be together as a family. uncertain
we → come → family
We thought we only had to wait another year or two.” asserted
we → think → year
Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece, who attended the vigil on Saturday evening, told this masthead he had spoken with HungryPanda management and offered to hold a roundtable to discuss safety conditions for delivery riders in the city. asserted
he → attend → city
“Delivery riders have to be some of the most underappreciated people in our city,” Reece said. asserted
Reece → have → city
“They deliver our meals, our packages, rain, hail or shine seven days a week and are often not well paid… and, as we have seen, their jobs are very risky as well, not just from other vehicles on the road but from horrible attacks like the one we saw last night.” with Alexander Darling asserted
we → deliver → Darling
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