A woman has been arrested in Mooroolbark following an alleged assault in Mount Evelyn on Tuesday 15 August.
It is alleged a man, 23, was assaulted following an altercation at a property on Gardner Parade about 10.30pm, with local residents saying he appeared to have bleeding wounds.
Road and air paramedics were called to the scene to attend to the man’s injuries.
“A man believed to be in his 20s was airlifted to The Alfred Hospital with upper body injuries in a critical condition,” an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said.
The Alfred Hospital confirmed the man has since been discharged.
A woman, believed to be known to the man, allegedly fled the scene before police arrived.
The 27-year-old woman was arrested in Mooroolbark on Wednesday afternoon.
She is assisting police with their enquiries.
Residents near to the area said on social media that police blocked off the street for much of Wednesday while detectives investigated the circumstances of the incident.
“The major crime scene unit has arrived now and I think they’re expected to be here for a good part of the afternoon,” one person said.
