{"id":65898,"date":"2025-07-14T21:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/65898\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T21:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:38:11","slug":"moonee-ponds-shopping-centre-stabbing-not-being-treated-as-terrorism-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/65898\/","title":{"rendered":"Moonee Ponds shopping centre stabbing not being treated as terrorism, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Police believe a random stabbing outside a Melbourne shopping centre was related to mental health issues rather than terrorism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">A 44-year-old man was stabbed in the chest and neck outside Moonee Ponds Central shopping centre on Homer Street at about 4:35pm on Monday after getting into an argument with a 55-year-old man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Police said the pair did not know each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The victim suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment after helping to restrain the man until police arrived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">He was helped by passers-by and shopping centre security.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cars drive down a street lined with shops and trees at night.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9975f6203018f75ad089d4746dfa999a\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The argument and stabbing happened on the footpath outside the shopping centre. (ABC News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">After police arrived, the man shouted a phrase that prompted officers to call in the counterterrorism unit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;This phrase was used after he was in custody, we do not believe the phrase was used during the offending,&#8221; Acting Inspector Raj Tillekeratne said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"EmphasisedText_quote__TE6kn\"><p>&#8220;We have nothing to indicate that this is either religiously or politically motivated, so we&#8217;re just treating it like a random, isolated offending.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A bald man in a navy police jacket over a navy collared shirt stands outside a brick police station at night.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/d7aad550a3be7f31d5ba302a3dca3a10\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Acting Inspector Raj Tillekeratne says there is no threat to the community after the stabbing. (ABC News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Acting Inspector Tillerkeratne said the man had an extensive history of minor offending and mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Investigators were waiting for an assessment by the Forensic Medical Officer before interviewing the man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Acting Inspector Tillerkeratne said police were still investigating what the pair were arguing about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">He praised the bravery of the victim and passers-by who performed the citizen&#8217;s arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;[The victim] is quite lucky. 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