Two men charged charged with attempted murder of Tony Mokbel in Barwon Prison

Updated

February 12, 2019 16:57:39

Detectives have charged two men with attempted murder over the stabbing of notorious underworld figure Tony Mokbel at Victoria’s maximum-security Barwon Prison.

Mokbel, 53, remains in a critical condition in the Royal Melbourne Hospital following the attack, which occurred at the prison at Lara, south-west of Melbourne, about 3:40pm on Monday.

A 31-year-old inmate was also attacked and taken to Geelong Hospital for treatment, before being released from hospital this morning.

Armed Crime Squad detectives charged the two 21-year-old men with attempted murder, intentionally causing serious injury and causing serious injury intentionally in circumstances of gross violence.

The two men will appear in Geelong Magistrates’ Court for a filing hearing on Friday.

More to come.

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February 12, 2019 16:44:07

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