Two dead following appalling weekend of violence across Melbourne

Two people are dead and several others seriously injured after a string of violent incidents across Melbourne.

A 16-year-old boy and 23-year-old were killed in a separate alleged attacks at the weekend.

It’s alleged the 16-year-old was assaulted with an “edged weapon” at a Coburg North in the early hours of Sunday morning.

He died at the scene.

Meanwhile, an hour later, police were called to Docklands following reports of a brawl involving “a number of males” on Bourke Street.

Police arrived to find two men with stab wounds.

Both men were taken to hospital, but one sadly died a short time later.

The second man remains in a critical condition.

In another separate incident, three males have been charged after a teenage boy sustained life-threatening injuries during an altercation in Melbourne’s CBD.

Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Cap said the violence was “disappointing”.

Three men were also injured in a brawl outside a Toorak nightclub overnight.

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