Man found dead after stabbing in Frankston; home invasion suspected
A 33-year-old man was found dead with stab wounds in Frankston; police suspect a nearby home invasion.
Why it matters
A serious violent crime in a suburban area; police are investigating whether the home invasion and street attack are connected.
In Australia. A fatal stabbing in Melbourne's outer suburbs; residents in the area may feel concerned about the linked home invasion and street violence.
Key facts
- 33 years old
- Victim's age
- About 1.20am on Sunday
- Time and day
- 45-year-old man and 33-year-old woman
- Arrested
- Emergency crews found a man with several stab wounds at the corner of Leonard and Beach streets in Frankston at about 1.20am on Sunday.
- Paramedics gave CPR but could not save him.
- Police are linking the stabbing to an aggravated home invasion at a nearby house on Lucerne Crescent.
- A silver car fled the property before the stabbing was reported.
- A 45-year-old Frankston man and a 33-year-old Frankston South woman have been arrested.
- The woman was injured and taken to hospital under police guard.
