A 26-year-old man faces several charges, including one count of murder, and three counts of attempted murder over Friday night’s incident.
Homicide detectives have charged a 26-year-old man with murder after he allegedly drove his car into pedestrians and vehicles in Melbourne’s CBD.
Police said on Saturday night the Melton West man had been charged with one count of murder, three counts of attempted murder, three counts of intentionally causing serious injury and two counts of conduct endangering life.The man appeared at an after-hours court hearing where he was remanded in custody to reappear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court in January mext year.
The charges follow an incident in which emergency services were called to a report of a man driving a white Toyota Aurion that allegedly collided with three pedestrians, a Mazda CX-5 and a Hyundai in Bourke Street and Russell Street about 6.20pm on Friday.The three pedestrians, the driver and passenger of the Mazda CX-9 all aged in their 20s and 30s, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police believe the car accelerated after allegedly running down the pedestrians about 6.20pm on Friday.“Obviously, this will bring up memories and trauma for all those who were involved in the 2017 incident in Bourke Street and our hearts go out to them,” he said.Three pedestrians - a 26-year-old man from South Yarra, a 23-year-old woman from China and a 35-year-old woman from Docklands - were taken to hospital.
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