Pair charged following Wyndham Vale death

Homicide Squad detectives have charged two people with murder following the death of a man in Wyndham Vale on Wednesday.

Emergency services were called to a bus stop near Haines Drive following an alleged altercation about 8pm.

On police arrival, the man was located with wounds consistent with a stabbing.

Medical treatment was provided to the 24-year-old from Werribee, but he died at the scene.

Today, detectives arrested a 17-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man, who have since been charged with murder.

The teenage boy from the Wyndham area and the man from Ascot have both been held over to appear before court on Saturday.

Katherine McLeod

Media Unit

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