Overview
- Three elderly occupants of a home in Tyers were critically injured in an alleged attack with what police believe was an axe.
- Police say the attacker was known to the victims and left the property on foot after the assault.
- Officers describe the suspect as a man in his 50s wearing a black and mustard jacket and carrying a black backpack.
- Authorities have warned he may still be armed with an axe and a handsaw and have urged anyone who sees him not to approach and to call triple‑zero.
- Emergency services moved the three to hospital with two men expected to be flown to Melbourne and investigations and a large‑scale search continuing in the Gippsland area.