July 31, 2026 — 4:00pm
Machete-wielding thugs forced entry into a secure youth mental health hospital before assaulting two people and fleeing before police arrived.
Some staff from the Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service’s Sunshine hospital are now being relocated due to ongoing safety concerns, following Tuesday afternoon’s brazen attack.
Mental health workers, who asked not to be identified because of safety concerns, told this masthead that four people wearing balaclavas and surgical masks stormed into the ground floor reception area of the hospital about 3.45pm trying to locate an unnamed person.
A worker from one of several other organisations that share the Harvester Road building was assaulted by members of the group, including one member who yelled, “Who do you rep for?” during the brief attack.
