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Two women charged following Cranbourne carjacking and stabbing

Police have charged two women following an alleged aggravated carjacking and stabbing in Cranbourne on the night of Sunday 25 August.

A 33-year-old Mornington woman and a 28-year-old Carrum Downs woman have both been charged with aggravated carjacking, attempted aggravated carjacking, and intentionally causing serious injury

It is alleged the pair attempted to carjack a woman on Sladen Street at about 8.40pm but were unsuccessful.

The woman was not physically injured.

The two women allegedly approached a man on Lurline Street a short time later and stabbed him multiple times before stealing his car.

The 35-year-old Clyde North man was taken to hospital with critical injuries, where he remains in a stable condition.

Police located the vehicle at the intersection of Ballarto Road and Healesville-Kooweerup Road in Pakenham at about 10pm.

The 33-year-old woman was arrested at a convenience store and the 28-year-old woman was arrested at a property nearby.

They were both remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday 26 August.

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