Four people have been taken to hospital and a man has been arrested following a reported stabbing in Melbourne’s northwest.
Emergency services were called to the incident near Puckle Street in Moonee Ponds about 1.15pm on Wednesday.
Several members of the public had called triple zero about an agitated man assaulting people on the street.
Paramedics treated two women believed to be aged in their 50s and 60s, for upper body injuries, while a man in his 80s suffered minor injuries and another man in his 30s was treated for upper body pain.
All four were taken to hospital in stable conditions.
A 36-year-old man armed with a sharp implement was subsequently arrested near the Moonee Ponds railway station.
He is in custody and assisting police with their inquiries, a Victoria Police spokeswoman said.
The incident is not believed to be terror-related.
Anyone who witnessed the incident should contact police.
Source: AAP
