EIGHT people have been charged over a violent family feud which left three people bleeding from stab wounds in a Point Cook driveway.
Up to 12 people, who police say were all related, were involved when a family dispute escalated.
The group of eight assaulted the three victims outside a house about 10.30pm on October 2.
Police said knives were first drawn on a woman when she was getting out of her car as she arrived home.
They said the attackers were waiting in cars before they emerged from the dark and stabbed her.
Police said two others were stabbed when those inside the house heard the attack and went outside to help.
Detective Senior Constable Trevor Renden said police arrived to find three people with stab wounds. “Uniform branch police found three victims who had been stabbed in numerous places, including the chest, back, hands and face.”
Detectives executed five search warrants over the past three weeks in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
They charged three Point Cook men aged 18, 19 and 24, a Point Cook woman, 25, a Sanctuary Lakes man, 28, a Sanctuary Lakes woman, 27, and a Hillside man, 33.
They have all been bailed to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates Court on January 8.
Detective Senior Constable Renden said the charges had resulted from an extensive investigation. He said the victims gave police information after they were released from hospital.
Among the wounded was a Point Cook man, 29, who was rushed to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with stab wounds to his face and head.
Wyndham’s Acting Inspector Damien Christensen said he had seen a reduction in the number of assaults reported which he believed was due to increased police patrols.
