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‘I Made a Big Mistake’: AFL Legend Mick Malthouse Describes Fighting Off Home Invaders
Mick Malthouse, 72, used an exercise bar to fend off three armed intruders attempting to break into his home, sustaining minor injuries and declining medical treatment.
- On Thursday, AFL legend Mick Malthouse, 72, was assaulted during an armed home invasion at his East Melbourne unit, fending off three intruders with an old exercise bar kept beside his bed.
- About 12.30am on Thursday, a group of men tried to force entry by banging on the door of Malthouse's East Melbourne apartment, with one armed with a crowbar and another a screwdriver.
- Malthouse said one man tried to stab him in the chest, leaving a mark, and he sustained minor injuries but declined medical treatment after wrestling a crowbar from the attacker.
- Police said the offenders fled on foot and the police investigation is ongoing, while Malthouse said his wife Nanette was very shaken and he told media `I just wanted to protect my wife`.
- The episode highlights rising crime concerns across Victoria, with Mick Malthouse, AFL legend and three-time premiership coach, underscoring public frustration over youth offending and unsatisfactory laws.
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‘I made a big mistake’: AFL legend Mick Malthouse describes fighting off home invaders
Mick Malthouse, Collingwood Magpies AFL great was assaulted during an attempted home invasion in East Melbourne on Wednesday night. Malthouse chased the offenders into a laneway where he was stabbed. His daughter Christie said he managed to fight them off
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