Melbourne: Chinese delivery rider fatally stabbed in CBD

Jianming Feng HungryPanda Melbourne CBD stabbing delivery rider safety Victoria Police

A 47-year-old Chinese national, Jianming Feng, was fatally stabbed while working as a food delivery rider for HungryPanda in Melbourne’s central business district on Friday night. The incident occurred near Frederick Way and Queen Victoria Market after an altercation involving two delivery riders and a man who was allegedly tampering with their bicycles.

Police reported that Mr. Feng was stabbed multiple times in the chest and died at the scene. A second delivery rider, aged 34, sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the confrontation. A 51-year-old man from Footscray was arrested by homicide detectives on Saturday morning in connection with the killing.

Mr. Feng, originally from Shaanxi Province, had lived and worked in Australia for approximately nine years to support his wife and two children in China. Tributes have been placed near the State Library, and a GoFundMe campaign organized by the Melbourne Chinatown Business Association has raised significant funds to assist his family.

In a separate incident on the same day, three people were injured in a stabbing in Dandenong, south-east Melbourne, near a primary school. Two of those individuals remain in critical condition.

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Ambulance Victoria · Chinese Consulate in Melbourne · Dandenong North · Dandenong North Primary School · HungryPanda · Jianming Feng · Melbourne · Queen Victoria Market · State Department of Education · Victoria Police

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[● 5 SOURCES] A 51-year-old man was arrested in connection with the stabbing. 7news.com.au · www.epochtimes.com · news.mydrivers.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] The Chinese Consulate in Melbourne is assisting with the victim's family affairs. news.mydrivers.com
[● 8 SOURCES] Jianming Feng, aged 47, was fatally stabbed in Melbourne's CBD. www.smh.com.au · 7news.com.au · www.epochtimes.com · news.mydrivers.com · www.stheadline.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] HungryPanda issued a statement expressing condolences and confirming they are assisting the family. news.mydrivers.com
[● 5 SOURCES] Jianming Feng moved to Australia from China approximately nine years ago. 7news.com.au · www.epochtimes.com · www.stheadline.com
[● 5 SOURCES] The altercation allegedly began when a man was tampering with the delivery riders' bicycles. 7news.com.au · www.epochtimes.com · news.mydrivers.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] The Melbourne Chinatown Business Association set up a GoFundMe page for the victim's family.
[● 3 SOURCES] A second man, aged 34, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. www.smh.com.au