Two boys have been killed in Melbourne in what police suspect is part of a series of targeted attacks.
The two youths were fatally stabbed in Cobblebank, in the city’s west, on Saturday night, detectives said.
A 12-year-old boy with critical injuries was found by emergency services on Marble Drive about 8pm and later died at the scene.
Shortly afterwards a seriously injured 15-year-old boy was given treatment nearby on Cobble Street, but he also died.
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Officers said they believed the two fatal attacks were connected but the exact circumstances were still being determined.
“At this time police are treating it as a targeted attack and the investigation remains ongoing,” police said.
“Too many Victorians have been victims of crime,” the Victorian opposition leader, Brad Battin, said in a statement.
“Last night, two more Victorians were tragically added to that tally.”
