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A person was tasered by police and has been charged after he allegedly threatened passengers on a tram with a knife in Melbourne’s CBD yesterday.
Police say the 57-year-old man allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven on Collins Street earlier than boarding the route 48 tram on the nook of Collins and King streets at 8.25am, allegedly holding a weapon.
Police arrived earlier than the tram reached the following cease, and took the person into custody as soon as the doorways had been opened.
The 57-year-old man, of no fastened place of deal with, has been charged with armed theft, false imprisonment, threats to kill and assault.
9News understands the motive force locked the person contained in the tram to help cops, who had been entering into place outdoors.
The man allegedly began threatening passengers when he was unable to depart, grabbing one lady by the top and holding her at knifepoint earlier than shouting that he would kill her together with others on the tram.
The sufferer obtained minor accidents through the incident, nobody else was damage.
The incident has prompted calls from the Transport Union for elevated police presence on and round Melbourne tram traces.
Source: www.9news.com.au
