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Man dead after brawl inside home in Craigieburn, Melbourne

A man has died after being stabbed during a brawl inside a home, with another man now arrested and under police guard.

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A man has died following a brawl inside a home in Melbourne’s north, with nearby residents revealing their shock at the incident.

The altercation broke out at a Thoresby Circuit home in Craigieburn at about 6.45pm on Saturday, according to police.

A 33-year-old Craigieburn man was found with a stab wound and rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

He later died in hospital.

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the man, with a 54-year-old man arrested at the scene and taken to hospital under police guard with non-life-threatening injuries.

A man died following a brawl inside a Melbourne home. Picture: Newswire / Gaye Gerard
A man died following a brawl inside a Melbourne home. Picture: Newswire / Gaye Gerard

A 54-year-old woman was also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police believe the three people were all known to each other, and officers are not looking for any other person.

A crime scene was established, with the area cordoned off.

A neighbour told the Herald Sun a couple lived with their son at the home.

They described them as a “nice family” who had lived there about 14 years.

“I was in shock,” the neighbour said.

“The whole street was cordoned off when I got home.”

Any witnesses or anyone with dashcam/CCTV footage has been urged to come forward.

Originally published as Man dead after brawl inside home in Craigieburn, Melbourne

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