Nine arrested after brutal alleged stabbing

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Police investigate an overnight stabbing in Melbourne’s southwest. Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Nine people have been arrested after a man was allegedly stabbed during a mass fight in Melbourne’s southwest on Saturday morning.

Emergency services were called to the Mosfield Drive in Hoppers Crossing and found a 23-year-old man with life threatening injuries about 3.40am.

He was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.

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Smashed beer bottles and blood-stained clothes were found outside a property on Spring Street in Hoppers Crossing after an overnight stabbing occurred near Fraser Street Reserve. Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw
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Police arrested nine people after a man was stabbed in Hoppers Crossing on Saturday morning. Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw
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Police are investigating whether two suspected stabbings in Melbourne’s southwest are linked after a 16-year old boy presented at a hospital in Werribee and another 23-year old man was found with life threatening injuries. Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Police are also investigating whether a second man who presented at a Werribee hospital with suspected stab wounds is linked to the Hoppers Crossing incident.

A 16-year old boy arrived at the hospital with serious injuries in a black Mazda CX9 about 4am.

A police spokesman said it was unclear where the second stabbing occurred.

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Police comb Fraser Street Reserve in Hoppers Crossing after a man was stabbed receiving life threatening injuries. Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw
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Police investigate an overnight stabbing in the area around Fraser Street Reserve in Hoppers Crossing. Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

On Saturday police were combing areas around Fraser Street Reserve and a property on Spring Street where smashed bottles and blood stained clothes were lying on a driveway.

“Investigations are ongoing into the circumstances of both incidents, which police believe are targeted at this stage,” a spokesman said.

“Detectives are working to establish whether the two incidents are linked.”

The spokesman asked anyone who witnessed the incidents or had footage or information to contact Crime Stoppers.