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https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/good-samaritan-killed-in-cowardly-shock...Good Samaritan killed in ‘cowardly, shocking’ attack while trying to protect schoolboy
Nicole Precel and Isabel McMillan
March 7, 2026 — 4:49pm
A “hero” who rushed to the aid of 14-year-old schoolboy who was being attacked by a group of teenagers inside Mernda train station was killed in a “savage attack” during evening peak hour, police say.
Homicide squad Detective Acting Inspector Nigel L’Estrange said police were still investigating the circumstances around the attack, but he said four offenders approached the schoolboy to try to rob him at about six in the evening on Friday.
“That ended up in a serious assault where they started physically assaulting him and pushing him onto the ground.”
He said several bystanders tried to step in to help.
“Our victim was one of those bystanders who stepped in and picked up the 14-year-old and walked him away, walked him outside the train station,” L’Estrange said.
He said the four teens followed them out of the station, then ambushed them, with “fists, kicking and also used weapons”. Police believe there was more than one weapon used and recovered a machete nearby.
“As a result of that, he received some fatal stab wounds.”
Paramedics found the 22-year-old local man unconscious, and despite attempts to revive him, he died at the scene. Police said the victim worked as a security guard, but he was not a public safety officer and was off-duty.
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L’Estrange called it a tragic situation, where a good Samaritan was trying to do the right thing.
“He intervened, tried to protect this 14-year-old school boy, hasn’t been aggressive, and as a result of his interaction, he’s now lost his life.”
“It’s cowardly, it’s shocking. It’s not something we want to see in our streets.”
He said the four male teens were known to police, but they weren’t out on bail. The new adult time for violent crime laws, which came into effect eight days ago, might mean the offenders face adult sentences and adult courts. Offences including recklessly causing injury and armed robbery are covered by the new laws.