Melbourne Malaysian restaurant siege: Hands covered in blood, the shirtless man who terrified staff and customers with a meat cleaver after 'having an argument with the manager'
- A man has been taken into custody after he barricaded himself in a Melbourne restaurant for a tense two-hours
- Police were called to Little Ipoh at corner of Latrobe and Queen Street at 12.50pm on Tuesday
- A number of people were evacuated from the building and the surrounding streets were closed
- The police dog squad and heavily armed tactical police officers attempted to get the man to stand down
- The man will be taken to hospital to have the injuries to his hand treated and undergo a mental health assessment
A man armed with a meat cleaver has been arrested by police after barricading himself in a Melbourne restaurant, threatening staff and throwing glass from the second storey window.
Officers were called to Little Ipoh Malaysian restaurant on the corner of Latrobe and Queen Street at 12.50pm on Tuesday after the man smashed two windows with the weapon.
According to Nine News, the man yelled out for 'his mum, his missus and his people,' from the window after injuring his hand from the broken glass.
A man armed with a meat cleaver has been arrested by police after barricading himself in a Melbourne restaurant
Officers were called to Little Ipoh Malaysian restaurant on the corner of Latrobe and Queen Street at 12.50pm on Tuesday
The shirtless man was seen sitting on the ledge of the second level window and throwing objects, including mandarin or orange peel and glass, at police.
'Police received a call in relation to a man that was armed with a meat cleaver and that resulted in our attendance to the premises today,' a police spokesperson said. Share
Police said that the restaurant was open for business at the time, but staff members were the only ones present inside when the man entered.
'The scene was evacuated quickly and the man was contained within the premises,' the spokesperson said. 'There was no risk to any members of the public whilst police engaged with that male and our aim was to resolve the issue peacefully which we did so today.'
The origin of the knife is currently under investigation and the man had no known connections to the Malaysian restaurant.
The man sustained minor injuries as a result of the smashed glass in the restaurant.
He will be taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries as well as to undergo a mental health assessment.
Shouting out for his 'mum, his missus and his people' and throwing orange peel at the police, the man held up a Melbourne's CBD for two hours
The man will be taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries as well as to undergo a mental health assessment
The man sustained minor injuries as a result of the smashed glass in the restaurant and was seen screaming in the faces of officers as he was escorted from the scene
At one point during the two-hour siege, the man with a bloodied hand held his sunglasses out the window
Officers were called to Little Ipoh Malaysian restaurant on the corner of Latrobe and Queen Street at 12.50pm on Tuesday
The man has been spotted in the second level window without a shirt and throwing objects, including mandarin or orange peel and glass, as well as texting
At one point he dangled his mobile phone out of the second story window by its white charger
Police said that the restaurant was open for business at the time, but staff members were the only ones present inside when the man entered
During the siege at Melbourne's Little Ipoh Malaysian restaurant, he started abusing the police and people on the streets
The man was detained by special operations police in central Melbourne on Tuesday following the two-hour siege
Victoria police media told Daily Mail Australia during the siege that they were negotiating the man who was 'reportedly armed with an edged weapon.'
The man charged at police with a cleaver and officers tried to subdue him with capsicum spray before he escaped into the restaurant.
According to police, a number of people were evacuated from the building during the siege.
Officers spoke to the man via megaphones and believe he was involved in a police pursuit earlier in the day.
The man at the centre of the siege appeared to put up a fight as officers attempted to subdue him
The bloodied man appeared distressed as he was led away in handcuffs by special operations police
Officers spoke to the man via megaphones and believe he was involved in a police pursuit earlier in the day
Victoria police media told Daily Mail Australia during the siege that they were negotiating the man who was 'reportedly armed with an edged weapon'
Police surrounded the Melbourne restaurant after a man armed with a meat cleaver barricaded himself inside
'There was no risk to any members of the public whilst police engaged with that male and our aim was to resolve the issue peacefully which we did so today'
The origin of the knife is currently under investigation and the man had no known connections to the Malaysian restaurant
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