BERWICK STAR NEWS
Home » Manhunt after woman stabbed

Manhunt after woman stabbed

POLICE have released an image of a man who is wanted over a stabbing and car theft in Berwick on Monday 14 December.
Christos Papathanasiou, 32, is believed to have known a 41-year-old woman who suffered serious stab wounds at a Strathavan Drive home about 9.30am.
The victim was rushed to hospital with non-life-threatening facial injuries.
Casey CIU detectives said that about the same time a man demanded car keys from an occupant at an unrelated residence in nearby Earlsfield Drive and drove off in their car.
No one was injured at the Earsfield Drive house.
The stolen green 1993 Toyota Corolla sedan, with registration number NOJ 386, has not been located.
Papathanasiou is about 178 centimetres tall with a medium build and short dark hair.
He was last seen wearing a dark-coloured T-shirt and shorts.
The wanted man is known to frequent Cranbourne, Narre Warren, Berwick and Dandenong.
He has links to Queensland and may possibly be attempting to travel north through New South Wales.
Police have advised members of the public not to approach Papathanasiou but to phone triple zero immediately if they see him or the stolen car.

Digital Editions


More News

  • Councillor withdraws legal case against CEO

    Councillor withdraws legal case against CEO

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 442319 A legal case by a City of Greater Dandenong councillor against the council’s CEO has been dropped just two days before the hearing,…

  • Casey residents surveyed to guide community wellness

    Casey residents surveyed to guide community wellness

    Some Casey locals might get their chance at providing critical feedback and insights and in turn, help the council shape the future of health and wellbeing in their area. Over…

  • Cracking start to the year

    Cracking start to the year

    **There are different ways of breaking a cricket bat. TOORADIN star Cal O’Hare has done it twice the conventional way; basically being too good for his own good; breaking two…

  • Cricket, Cranny and Carlos

    Cricket, Cranny and Carlos

    BLAIR: Well fellas, we’re back for Let’s Talk Sport and there’s no shortage of things to chat about. Cricket season is getting to the pointy end and we’ve had plenty…

  • Two-hour police pursuit ends in jail

    Two-hour police pursuit ends in jail

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 481350 A Frankston serial car thief has been jailed for up to 26 months after a perilous, two-hour police pursuit across the South East.…

  • Empowering migrant water safety

    Empowering migrant water safety

    Dr Harpreet Singh Kandra often recalls the story of his nearly fatal drowning when he was a boy. The community volunteer and academic at Federation University, remembers the moment he…

  • Vengeful tenant jailed after arson spree

    Vengeful tenant jailed after arson spree

    An evicted tenant who inflicted a series of firebombing attacks against her ex-housemates and landlord has been jailed for at least four years. Tsai-Wei Hung, 33, pleaded guilty at the…

  • Casey commuters say Metro Tunnel trips now harder

    Casey commuters say Metro Tunnel trips now harder

    Casey commuters say the new Metro Tunnel service on the Cranbourne and East Pakenham lines has made travelling to the city more time-consuming, less convenient, and stressful. The changes have…

  • What’s on

    What’s on

    Rock in the outdoors Two powerhouses of Australian rock Kutcha and Cash Savage & The Last Drinks in a unique collaboration. Supported by Canisha. Part of a free six-week outdoor…

  • Peak-hour fault strands Cranbourne and Pakenham commuters

    Peak-hour fault strands Cranbourne and Pakenham commuters

    Afternoon-peak commuters on the Cranbourne and East Pakenham lines were stuck in the trains without air conditioning for up to two and a half hours last night, after a fault…