{"id":531308,"date":"2026-01-21T03:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/531308\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T03:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:37:10","slug":"police-find-body-of-18yo-man-wanted-in-connection-with-kew-stabbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/531308\/","title":{"rendered":"Police find body of 18yo man wanted in connection with Kew stabbing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">A man wanted in connection with the stabbing of an 18-year-old woman in Melbourne&#8217;s inner suburbs early today has been found dead in the state&#8217;s north-west.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Detectives were searching for the Camberwell man after the woman was badly injured in the stabbing outside a home on Miller Grove in Kew about 1am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">His body was found about five hours later by police in Antwerp, east of Nhill in the Wimmera region, after a Triple Zero (000) call.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The circumstances of the death are unclear, but police say they are not treating it as suspicious.<\/p>\n<p>If this story has raised issues for you:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowVisible__N2zKU\">\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeline.org.au\/\" data-component=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lifeline<\/a> (24 hour crisis line):\u00a0<br \/>131 114<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1800respect.org.au\/\" data-component=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1800 Respect national helpline<\/a>:\u00a0<br \/>1800 737 732<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"http:\/\/mrs.org.au\/\" data-component=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Men&#8217;s Referral Service<\/a>:\u00a0<br \/>1300 766 491<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondblue.org.au\/\" data-component=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond Blue<\/a>:\u00a0<br \/>1300 224 636<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dvconnect.org\/womensline\/\" data-component=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DV Connect Women&#8217;s Line<\/a>:\u00a0<br \/>1800 811 811<\/li>\n<li>Emergency services on 000 if you need immediate care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Police were told the Kew woman was confronted and stabbed by a man she knew after a night out with friends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Paramedics say she was treated for upper and mid-body injuries and taken to hospital in a serious condition with injuries initially thought to be life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Police say they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Investigations are continuing and police will prepare a report for the Coroner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man wanted in connection with the stabbing of an 18-year-old woman in Melbourne&#8217;s inner suburbs early 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