A teenager allegedly threatened customers with a machete at a busy Melbourne shopping centre, just hours after another alleged knife incident shut down the shopping centre.
Police allege the 15-year-old boy was shouting threats while armed inside Watergardens shopping center in Melbourne’s west about 7.30pm on Friday.
The teenager, who was detained by security, has since been arrested and charged with threatening to kill and being armed with criminal intent.
He was granted bail to appear in the Youth Court at a later date.
The incident occurred after customers detained another man who allegedly had a knife. Source: Twitter/7News
The 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene and has since been charged. Source: Twitter/7News
The terrifying alleged incident comes just hours after a man allegedly armed with a knife shut down the same shopping centre.
Police allege the 30-year-old man threatened a woman and an employee inside a travel agency with the knife around 12:50 p.m.
The man was confronted by shoppers who were caught on video pinning the alleged attack to the ground before police arrived.
He has since been charged with two counts of unlawful assault, robbery, threats to kill and being armed with intent.
In a statement, Victoria Police said they would conduct “proactive patrols” in the center on Saturday and Sunday.
