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Alleged machete attack survivor urges Victorian Premier to listen to victims of violent crime as he seeks medical support
A man who suffered horrific injuries in an alleged machete attack has made a heartfelt plea for Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan to listen to victims of violent crime. Saurabh Anand, 33, was allegedly ambushed by four teenagers at Central Square Shopping Centre in Altona Meadows, Melbourne, on July 19. Speaking to Sky News on Wednesday evening, he urged the Victorian government to understand the trauma victims of violent attacks have to endure. "I'm not a lawmaker or an advocate for creating an entirely new different stream of laws that would prevent these attacks to happen. That's for the government take into consideration and make sure that Victoria is a safer state moving forward," he told Sky News host Steve Price. "But as a victim of crime, (what) I would say is that at least hear us out." Mr Anand was visiting a pharmacy when he was allegedly attacked by the teenagers, aged 14 and 15, with a machete. His left arm was so severely injured it almost required amputation. He also suffered organ damage and a spine fracture, as well as sustaining a concussion from falling to the ground during the alleged attack. ' My hand was literally hanging by the skin of it. I had all the broken bones in my arms, all the muscles, tendons and the nerves got damaged in my wrist and the bones were cut off there as well. There is an injury in between my thumb and index finger, there's a huge fracture there as well,' he said. 'So a very, very horrific experience for me to go through.' Mr Anand said he did not know what the future held for him as he was unable to work and his visa was expiring in September, all while he was seeking physical and mental health support. 'If I'm out of work, how can I get any sponsorship or anyone to hire me?' he said. Mr Anand said he was 'looking for some justice' for the trauma he sustained and that his priority was to see 'some accountability'. 'I'm looking for some justice, to be honest,' he said. 'All I seek is that there is some accountability moving forward by the government and the people who did this. And that is what I can ask for from the government to be fair, to be just and to treat me like a citizen here and help me get back on my feet and in my life again.' Liberal MP Moira Deeming said she visited Mr Anand, her constituent, when she saw the news of the attack. She said he sustained 'defensive wounds' from protecting his neck, suggesting the alleged attack could have been fatal. 'He's not alone in this experience,' Ms Deeming told Sky News. 'The fear that has spread throughout the community is pervasive and Victorians are being gaslit by this government and actually treated as though they are bigots or snobs for having genuine fears, which clearly are not unfounded by the fact that this is a lawless state.' Ms Deeming said the Victorian government was 'begging' violent criminals to hand over their weapons after it spent $13 million setting up 40 machete disposal boxes across the state. An amnesty period will run from September 1 to November 30 to allow people to hand in their machete after the state banned the weapons, making it a criminal offence to own, carry and buy one without a permit. Ms Deeming said Victoria needed to implement state opposition leader Brad Battin's proposals to fix the bail system and to support the police. 'Justice delayed is justice denied,' she said. 'It's just out of control. The human carnage is disgraceful and Labor should be ashamed.'
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