Police charge man after Narre Warren stabbing

Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a stabbing in Narre Warren North on 2 October.

Investigators have been told a man and a woman were walking along a track near Drysdale Avenue and Settlers Hill Place when they were approached by an unknown man about 6.50am.

It is alleged the man attacked the pair with a sharp-edged weapon before running from the scene.

A 70-year-old Narre Warren man and a 57-year-old Pakenham woman were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and have since been released.

Police executed a warrant at a Narre Warren address this morning and arrested a man about 10.30am with the assistance of Critical Incident Response Team officers.

The 39-year-old Narre Warren man has been charged with several offences, including intentionally cause serious injury in circumstances of gross violence and possess prohibited weapon.

He has been remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 11 October.

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