Man arrested after Westfield Fountain Gate shoppers injured in alleged knife attack
A man has been arrested after he allegedly slashed three people with a box cutter near a bus stop outside a busy shopping centre.
A man has been arrested after he allegedly slashed three people with a box cutter near a bus stop outside a busy shopping centre.
The terrifying scenes unfolded at Westfield Fountain Gate in Narre Warren, in Melbournes south-east shortly before 2.30pm on Tuesday.
Emergency services rushed to the scene following reports that three people were injured.
Two men and a woman were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Emergency services were called to Westfield Fountain Gate Shopping Centre (pictured) on Tuesday afternoon
The allegedly armed man, 30 is accused of fleeing the scene before he was located by police and arrested inside Westfield a short time later.
Witnesses reported that the man, who was covered in blood, allegedly tried to hide in the toilets, The Herald Sun reports.
A [alleged] knife attack at the bus stop and [a] huge police presence, a bystander wrote online.
They arrested the guy full of blood on his face [allegedly] from inside the toilet in front of Coles.
A Narre Warren man, 30 has since been charged with affray, recklessly cause injury, unlawful assault and possess controlled weapon.
He was bailed to appear in Dandenong Magistrates Court in February.
The 30-year-old man allegedly fled the scene before he was arrested by police inside Westfied a short time later (stock image)
