Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Crime & Law
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1
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A teenager has been hospitalised with several stab wounds after being viciously attacked in a public brawl.
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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.
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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.
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one → show → knife
She was then stabbed six times.
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She → stab → times
Officers discovered the young woman with serious injuries and she was rushed to hospital in a stable condition.
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she → discover → condition
The 20-year-old did not require hospitalisation.
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old → require → hospitalisation
Detective Acting Sergeant Ali Samie said the teenager was 'lucky' to be alive.
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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
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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.'
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Officers were shocked by the brutal nature of the filmed attack.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Samie → meet → ?
The attackers fled before officers arrived and no arrests have been made.
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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.
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it → shock → election
Jack's Law, named after the fatal 2019 attack on Gold Coast teenager Jack Beasley, is already supported by the Liberals.
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Law → name → Liberals
Premier Ben Carroll condemned the attack on Thursday.
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Carroll → condemn → Thursday
'[It's] shocking,' he said.
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he → say → ?
'It's why I've said we need a zero tolerance approach, and we will give the police every resource they need.
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they → say → resource
And that just goes to show you why Jack's Law is so important.
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Law → go → you
'I will give police the power and resources they need to stop knife crime.'
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they → give → crime