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Man's Body Found in Antwerp Following Kew Woman Stabbing
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January 21, 2026•1 day ago
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An 18-year-old woman was stabbed in Kew and is recovering in stable condition. Following the attack, an 18-year-old man was sought by police. His body was discovered in Antwerp approximately six hours later. Authorities state his death is not suspicious and they are not seeking further suspects in relation to the stabbing.
A young man has been found dead in regional Victoria, ending a manhunt that began after a young woman was stabbed outside a home in Melbourne's east early this morning.
The 18-year-old woman was returning from a night out with friends when she was allegedly confronted by a man and stabbed about 1am outside a house on Miller Grove in Kew, according to police.
The woman was taken to hospital with what was initially believed to be life-threatening injuries.
She is now in a stable condition and recovering in hospital.
Soon after the attack, police began searching for an 18-year-old Camberwell man.
About 6.15am, a Triple Zero call reported a body of a man in Antwerp, 356 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.
The death of the man is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
Police are not looking for anyone else in relation to the stabbing in Kew.
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