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Man arrested over St Kilda chemist attack

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A 39-year-old man has been arrested over an alleged assault on a 65-year-old pharmacist in St Kilda, accused of punching the victim in the face after being confronted for shoplifting. The suspect was apprehended at a Werribee pub where he was reportedly behaving erratically. In a separate incident, an arsonist used two jerry cans to set fire to a display home in Ballarat, pouring a fuel trail from inside the property to the driveway before igniting it, with the offender still at large despite police locating the getaway vehicle.

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Man arrested over St Kilda chemist attack

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0:00Police have arrested a man over a senseless attack on a 65-year-old pharmacist in St. Kilda. The 39-year-old is accused of punching the chemist in the face after being confronted for alleged shoplifting. Police arrested their suspect after reports he was behaving erratically inside a wearer bee pub the night before the victim suffered severe facial wounds. An arsonist has targeted a display home in ballerat with two gerry cans in hand. He was purred a trail of fuel from inside the business to the driveway, setting it a light flames quickly to a hold of the property. Police tracked down his getaway car two days later, but the fire bug remains at large.

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