Melbourne father fights off machete-wielding teen intruder

7News Just In · Oct 29, 2026 · 2m

An intruder armed with a machete attempted to break into a Port Melbourne home, where Daniel Shopee, his father, and three young children were inside in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The intruder suffered a broken jaw when Shopee and his father fought him off. The incident is allegedly just one of multiple attempted home invasions by the same 17-year-old youth, who was released from custody just a week earlier amid accusations he robbed an elderly couple while armed with a meat cleaver, and has intensified debate over bail and sentencing laws ahead of Victoria's state election.

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