Woman fighting for life in hospital after alleged 7-Eleven assault
A woman is fighting for her life in hospital after she was allegedly assaulted at a service station in Melbourne’s south-east on Tuesday morning.
Victoria Police were called to the 7-Eleven store at the corner of Hawthorn Road and Pyne Street in Caulfield about 10.15am following reports of an assault.
A forensic officer takes photographs of the scene at the 7-Eleven store. Credit:Nine News
Upon arrival, investigators were told a woman had poured coffee over a 52-year-old woman and assaulted her before fleeing the area. Detectives said they had arrested a woman and that she was assisting police on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency services rushed to the scene about 10.20am and took the 52-year-old to the Alfred hospital, where she remains in a critical condition.
Victoria Police described the woman’s injuries as life-threatening.
“The exact circumstances of the assault are unknown and the investigation is ongoing,” police said in a statement.
Detectives from the Moorabbin crime investigation unit are investigating the assault.Credit:Nine News
A man who witnessed the aftermath of the incident told Nine News Melbourne he had gone to the TAB to place a bet when he noticed the service station had been cordoned off by police.
Dean, who did not provide his surname, said he was shocked to hear an assault had allegedly occurred in the family-friendly area.
“I just turned up here at the TAB, and I’d just seen it was all sealed off at the front of here at 7-Eleven. I thought it was a robbery or something,” he said.
Forensic officers spent most of the early hours of Tuesday afternoon scouring the convenience store, talking to staff and taking photographs of the scene.
Anyone with information about the incident should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report the information online.
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