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Search Ends After Kew Stabbing as Man Found Dead in Antwerp

Police now treat the matter as contained, pending a coroner's report.

Overview

  • An 18-year-old woman was stabbed about 1am outside a Miller Grove address in Kew after returning from a night out and is now in a stable condition.
  • Detectives launched a search for an 18-year-old Camberwell man wanted in connection with the attack.
  • At about 6:15am, local police located a man's body in Antwerp, roughly 350 kilometres from Melbourne.
  • Victoria Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious and that the man was known to the victim.
  • Investigations remain active, police are not seeking anyone else, and a report will be prepared for the coroner.