Woman slashed with machete during attempted carjacking

A 29-year-old woman was attacked with a machete during an attempted carjacking at a service station in Dandenong, Melbourne, by a gang of young males aged 14 to 20. The incident occurred as she returned to her vehicle after paying for fuel, resulting in non-life-threatening injuries to her arm before the assailants fled in a stolen vehicle. This assault highlights rising youth crime in Victoria, prompting new laws to ban machetes and enhance police search powers, following a significant increase in aggravated burglaries and car thefts in 2024.

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