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Melbourne car rampage: woman becomes sixth person to die Melbourne mall deaths: woman becomes sixth person to die
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A 33-year-old woman has died in hospital, becoming the sixth fatal victim of a car rampage in Melbourne. A 33-year-old woman has become the sixth person to die after a car was driven into pedestrians in Melbourne.
The woman, who has not been named yet, died just before 7.30pm local time on Monday. The woman, who has not been named yet, died in hospital just before 7.30pm local time on Monday.
Three-month-old Zachary Bryant, Thalia Hakin, 10, Matthew Si, Jess Mudie and an unnamed Japanese man were also killed as the car sped through Bourke Street.Three-month-old Zachary Bryant, Thalia Hakin, 10, Matthew Si, Jess Mudie and an unnamed Japanese man were also killed as the car sped through Bourke Street.
Hospitals treated 37 other patients following the incident. Ten of those people remain in hospital, with one in a critical condition. Hospitals treated 37 other patients after the incident. Ten of those remain in hospital, with one in a critical condition.
Dimitrious Gargasoulas, 26, has been charged with five counts of murder after a car was driven through Melbourne’s city centre, mowing down pedestrians on 20 January. Dimitrious Gargasoulas, 26, has been charged with five counts of murder after the car mowed down pedestrians in the city centre on 20 January.
Victoria police say there are “other charges pending” but did not confirm on Monday night whether Gargasoulas will be charged with a sixth count of murder.Victoria police say there are “other charges pending” but did not confirm on Monday night whether Gargasoulas will be charged with a sixth count of murder.
The news comes as City of Melbourne plans to remove the Bourke Street memorial as of Tuesday morning. A council spokesperson confirmed the plans are likely to go ahead despite news of the sixth death. The news came as City of Melbourne plans to remove the Bourke Street memorial on Tuesday morning. A council spokesperson confirmed the dismantling was likely to proceed despite news of the sixth death.
Flowers from the impromptu memorial will be mulched this week and scattered on a victims-of-crime memorial. Flowers from the impromptu shrine will be mulched this week and scattered on a victims-of-crime memorial.
The teddy bears and letters that have been left by Victorians and visitors, many in Melbourne for the Australian Open, will be saved to form part of a permanent memorial. The teddy bears and letters that have been left by Victorians and visitors, many in Melbourne for the Australian Open, will be saved to form part of a permanent tribute.
More than $1m has been raised for families of victims of the massacre, including about $910,000 in the official Bourke St Fund. More than $1m has been raised for families of the victims, including about $910,000 in the official Bourke St Fund.
Meanwhile, Angelo Gargasoulas, the wounded brother of the alleged killer, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the early hours of 20 January, allegedly by his brother, about 11 hours before the car rampage. Meanwhile, Angelo Gargasoulas, the brother of Dimitrious Gargasoulas, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed on 20 January, allegedly by his brother, about 11 hours before the car attack.
“Still in disbelief, the realism of it all has yet to fully sink in, stay strong Melbourne,” he wrote in a Facebook post over the weekend.“Still in disbelief, the realism of it all has yet to fully sink in, stay strong Melbourne,” he wrote in a Facebook post over the weekend.