An Indian-origin woman identified by a member of the local community as 28-year-old Baljit Kaur is reportedly the victim of a serious stabbing incident in Dandenong, Melbourne’s south-east, with her family in India seeking urgent visa assistance for her elderly parents to travel to Australia.
Community member Luckey Singh has identified the woman as Baljit Kaur and says she has died following the incident. He has also alleged that her husband was involved. However, Victoria Police has not publicly confirmed her identity, her death or the circumstances surrounding the stabbing.
The incident occurred at a home on Woodlee Street, Dandenong, at about 11.30 am on Friday, 6 November.
According to Victoria Police, emergency services found three people with injuries believed to be stab wounds.
A 28-year-old woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, while two men, aged 26 and 35, were transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The Dandenong Family Violence Investigation Unit is investigating the circumstances.
Police said the people involved were known to each other and that investigators were not looking for anyone else.
The police statement did not identify the injured people or confirm the nature of their relationship.
According to member of the local Punjabi community Lucky Singh, Baljit Kaur’s elderly parents are in India and are seeking assistance to obtain visas to travel to Australia for their daughter’s final rites.
Victoria Police has not announced any charges in connection with the incident or publicly identified a suspect.
Detectives are continuing their investigation and have appealed for witnesses and anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage from the area to come forward.
Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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