<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A woman was carjacked as she waited outside a laundromat in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="_blank" title="Melbourne's"><span>Melbourne's</span></a><span> south-east this morning, with a Good Samaritan who tried to help also being threatened.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 44-year-old woman from Parkdale was waiting inside her car on Chandler Road in Keysborough at around 6am, when she was ambushed from behind by a thug with a knife.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She was pulled out of the driver's seat, and she was dragged from the car as she attempted to fight back.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>BUDGET:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-budget-2026-labor-needs-greens-to-pass-tax-reform/64bd274d-0367-4f47-9d0d-08f2ffe751cc" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Could the government's tax reform fail before it even begins?</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man ran to try to intervene, but a second person with a knife emerged and threatened him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pair then took off in the woman's car.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Witnesses said they were shocked by the speed and intensity of the incident.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/woman-held-knifepoint-carjacking-melbourne-keysborough/defacd93-5536-4c87-aaca-0bcd543c93fe" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That poor girl was absolutely traumatised," Linda Widdup said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>HANTAVIRUS:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/hantavirus-cruise-ship-expected-to-arrive-in-the-netherlands/0485925e-19b8-4d1f-87f5-b9a6ab6841bb" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Another passenger positive as hantavirus cruise ship heads to Netherlands</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Luckily, there was a young fella up the road, only a little but further up that heard her screaming, and he came running down."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The ordeal lasted less than a minute, but detectives are now trying to piece together exactly what happened, and where the thieves might have gone.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Neither the woman nor the Good Samaritan received any physical injuries, but the victim was shaken up by the experience.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This poor girl's just gone to do some laundry, and look what's happened," Widdup said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></p></li><li><p><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w"><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></p></li><li><p><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine"><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></p></li></ul></div></div>