{"id":"50ed929c-2d70-4a7a-9b34-825402a72e70","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/06/manhunt-after-alleged-axe-attack-in-victoria-leaves-three-people-with-life-threatening-injuries-ntwnfb","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Manhunt after alleged axe attack in Victoria leaves three people with serious injuries","plainHeadline":"Three people seriously injured in Victoria axe attack; suspect at large","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Three people were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after an alleged axe attack in Tyers, Gippsland.","The alleged attacker, known to the victims, arrived at about 12:30pm and assaulted an elderly man, an elderly woman, and a third person.","Emergency services treated victims at the scene; air ambulance and road paramedics attended.","A man in his 70s and a man in his 40s were transported to hospital in a critical condition; a woman in her 70s was stable but serious.","Victoria police launched a large-scale search for the suspect, last seen wearing a black and mustard jacket with a backpack."],"topics":["True Crime","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-06T00:22:11.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T00:40:54.703Z","story":null}