Teenager dies outside Melbourne hospital - as police launch urgent investigation

By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 22:30, 1 July 2026 | Updated: 22:59, 1 July 2026 A teenage boy has bled to death outside a hospital in Melbourne's north, with detectives investigating whether he was stabbed elsewhere before being dumped there. The 15-year-old was discovered seriously injured outside the Cragieburn Community Hospital on Lygon Drive in Craigieburn about 7.50pm on Wednesday. He was found face down on the pavement in a pool of blood, and a large hunting knife was recovered nearby. Despite frantic efforts to revive him, he died at the scene. The teenager is yet to be formally identified. Detectives are investigating whether the stabbing happened outside the hospital or at another location before the teenager was dumped there.  A 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were arrested in Pacoe Vale around 5.30am on Thursday morning and are being interviewed by the Homicide Squad.  Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information or footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. The Craigieburn Community Hospital is a 24-hour public healthcare facility that opened about a year ago.  A teenage boy has been found bleeding to death outside hospital in Melbourne's north, with detectives investigating whether he was dumped there after a stabbing  The 15-year-old was discovered seriously injured outside the medical centre on Lygon Drive in Craigieburn about 7.50pm on Wednesday No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.