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Teenage girl, 18, stomped on and stabbed six times in wild brawl in Melbourne's west

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Nickel, A. (2026, September 17). Teenage girl, 18, stomped on and stabbed six times in wild brawl in Melbourne's west. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16139249/Melbourne-stabbing-brawl-Deer-Park.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-17 · by Ashley Nickel
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An 18-year-old girl was severely injured in a violent attack at Robert Bruce Reserve in Deer Park, west Melbourne, around 7:15 pm on Wednesday. She was stabbed six times after being kicked and stomped by up to ten attackers who met at the park following an online dispute. Police seized two knives and other items from the scene but no arrests have been made yet.
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On Wednesday night, an 18-year-old woman was severely assaulted at Robert Bruce Reserve in Deer Park, Melbourne. She was kicked in the head and stomped on before being stabbed multiple times by a group of youths, sustaining six stab wounds. Police are investigating the incident as part of a planned attack that followed an online dispute. The teenager remains in hospital in stable condition while two knives and a hair extension were seized for forensic examination. Detective Acting Sergeant Ali Samie described the assault as "brutal" and noted how fortunate it was that the victim survived, given the severity of her injuries.

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Ashley Nickel
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Topics

Daily Mail Deer Park Jack's Law Melbourne Victoria

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Samie PERSON · 3× Melbourne GPE · 2× Ali Samie PERSON · 1× Ben Carroll PERSON · 1× Daily Mail ORG · 1× Deer Park GPE · 1× Jack Beasley PERSON · 1× Labor ORG · 1× Liberals NORP · 1× Victoria GPE · 1×

Narrative

Detectives were shocked by the horrifying attack, noting the teenager was 'lucky' to be alive The attackers fled before officers arrived and no arrests have been made Two knives, an empty knife packet and a hair extension were seized from the scene and will be subject to forensic examination. The stabbing came one day after Victoria Labor announced it would give police stronger powers to search people for knives if re-elected at the November election.
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🔮 The victim is in hospital recovering, receiving treatment, and speaking with us but it very easily could have been a lot more serious.'

Claims (22 extracted, 1 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A teenager has been hospitalised with several stab wounds after being viciously attacked in a public brawl. asserted
teenager → see → brawl
The 18-year-old was set upon alongside a 20-year-old woman by a group of up to 10 youths at Robert Bruce Reserve in Deer Park, west Melbourne, about 7.15pm on Wednesday. asserted
old → set → Wednesday
Horrifying footage of the assault showed the 18-year-old thrown to the ground, kicked in the head and beaten before one of the attackers revealed a large knife. asserted
one → show → knife
She was then stabbed six times. asserted
She → stab → times
Officers discovered the young woman with serious injuries and she was rushed to hospital in a stable condition. asserted
she → discover → condition
The 20-year-old did not require hospitalisation. asserted
old → require → hospitalisation
Detective Acting Sergeant Ali Samie said the teenager was 'lucky' to be alive. asserted
teenager → say → ?
'It only takes one millimetre and, we're talking about a homicide,' he said on Thursday. 'So we're very lucky in this case we're not having that conversation. An 18-year-old girl was stabbed six times in Deer Park, west Melbourne, on Wednesday night Police seized two knives and a hair extension from the scene The teenager was stabbed up to six times following an online dispute ' asserted
teenager → take → dispute
The victim is in hospital recovering, receiving treatment, and speaking with us but it very easily could have been a lot more serious.' uncertain
it → recover → us
Officers were shocked by the brutal nature of the filmed attack. asserted
Officers → shock → attack
'She was kicked to the head, stomped on and stabbed repeatedly by one of the offenders, one or more of the offenders rather,' Detective Samie said. asserted
Samie → kick → offenders
'I found it very hard to watch, particularly seeing the victim be kicked to the head while she's on all fours on the ground, and then one of the offenders has jumped on her head. asserted
one → find → head
Samie said the woman was taken to hospital, and is now in a stable condition, but said she was fortunate to still be alive. It's understood the large group met in the park following an online dispute. asserted
group → say → dispute
'I'm not quite sure how long the youths met for, it is believed that it was a planned meeting,' Detective Samie said. asserted
Samie → meet → ?
The attackers fled before officers arrived and no arrests have been made. asserted
arrests → flee → ?
Detectives were shocked by the horrifying attack, noting the teenager was 'lucky' to be alive The attackers fled before officers arrived and no arrests have been made Two knives, an empty knife packet and a hair extension were seized from the scene and will be subject to forensic examination. The stabbing came one day after Victoria Labor announced it would give police stronger powers to search people for knives if re-elected at the November election. asserted
it → shock → election
Jack's Law, named after the fatal 2019 attack on Gold Coast teenager Jack Beasley, is already supported by the Liberals. asserted
Law → name → Liberals
Premier Ben Carroll condemned the attack on Thursday. asserted
Carroll → condemn → Thursday
'[It's] shocking,' he said. asserted
he → say → ?
'It's why I've said we need a zero tolerance approach, and we will give the police every resource they need. asserted
they → say → resource
And that just goes to show you why Jack's Law is so important. asserted
Law → go → you
'I will give police the power and resources they need to stop knife crime.' asserted
they → give → crime
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