Two boys, 12 and 15, killed in Melbourne attacked by eight knife and machete wielding suspects

<p>Fatal stabbing attack on two boys in Cobblebank had ‘the hallmarks of a youth gang crime’, Victoria police say</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/07/australia-news-live-melbourne-stabbing-nsw-koala-national-park-logging-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-immigration-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A fatal stabbing attack on two boys in Melbourne by eight masked attackers armed with machetes and long edged weapons had “the hallmarks of a youth gang crime”, Victoria police say.</p><p>A 12-year-old and 15-year-old Dau Akueng were found fatally stabbed on separate streets in Cobblebank, in the city’s west, on Saturday night. The two boys had just got off a bus with a third person, police said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/07/two-boys-fatally-stabbed-melbourne-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>