<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The woman who was </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-cctv-shows-woman-randomly-stabbed-while-walking-in-broad-daylight/0f1383c0-1eec-44d0-90fc-da6c4f46a0c5" rel="" target="" title="stabbed in the chest on her way to work"><span>stabbed in the chest on her way to work</span></a><span> has praised the courage of the Melburnians who rushed to her aid.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wan Lai took to Threads the day after she was attacked, writing in Mandarin that the "quick actions" of strangers gave her "precious time."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This experience gave me a deep appreciation of the impermanence of life," read Meta's translation of her text.</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>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/geelong-news-man-arrested-after-four-alleged-attempted-carjackings-in-bunnings-norlane-car-park/e2bdb066-cb08-42d4-8401-288ebfd4d4d3"><strong><span>Man arrested after four alleged attempted carjackings in Bunnings car park</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But also the courage and warmth of strangers in times of crisis."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Life is fragile, but as long as you watch each other, you can make the world safer."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 36-year-old was stabbed on October 2 while walking to work.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/woman-stabbed-melbourne-speaks-out/2f8ad081-0120-4a58-aa63-1a717ffe6536" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria Police did not publish details of the incident at the time.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece told reporters on Friday that he was made aware of the incident a week ago.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But neither he, nor Victoria Police, commented publicly until CCTV surfaced in the media two weeks after the attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Melbourne is a safe city," implored Reece.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-post-townsville-charter-towers-five-hospitalised-after-chemical-leak-from-parcel/bf4f979a-ef3e-4fee-bf1a-a2959788206e"><strong><span>Five hospitalised due to 'prohibited substance' at Australia Post outlets</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"By any international standard, we are a safe city."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The City of Melbourne is in the process of adding 100 CCTV cameras to its system and bringing on 11 community protection officers to patrol the streets.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A heckler – who claimed to be a single woman – interrupted the lord mayor's media conference today, demanding police be positioned on CBD street corners.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's very frightening at night," she said calmly.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"To get to Coles on Elizabeth Street, it's not safe."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At Little Bourke Street, where Lai was stabbed, many pedestrians agreed, with one driver telling 9News "my side mirror just got smashed right behind the building".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It was some drunk homeless person."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-attitudes-donald-trump-meeting-anthony-albanese/42f41846-b56c-4af8-855e-4a7866303c8d"><strong><span>Revealed: What Australians really think of Donald Trump</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The woman accused of the stabbing attack, 32-year-old Lauren Darul, had been living at a nearby state-funded homeless shelter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She was on police bail at the time of the alleged attack for attempted theft.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria Police prepared a statement for media at the time of the incident but, with their suspect in handcuffs 90 minutes after the attack, decided "there was no operational or investigative need to proactively issue details of this incident publicly".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"However, Victoria Police understands the immense community interest and concern caused by unprovoked, violent incidents such as these and will ensure this is considered moving forward."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Darul will face the Magistrate's Court on October 21. It's understood she will attempt to apply for bail.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/missing-boy-gus-lamont-update-search-enters-expected-final-day/fb2b004e-07a7-4959-b142-6376f3bac316"><strong><span>Search for missing boy comes to an end with no new information found</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Speaking from Bendigo, Premier Jacinta Allan insisted the state's bail laws have been toughened to meet community expectations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No one who commits such a brazen, violent act on our streets should be on our streets," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>From the scene of the crime, Opposition Leader Brad Battin brought along a metal detecting wand, calling for the premier to follow Queensland's lead and bring in Jack's law.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They're reducing violent crime on the streets each and every day, because the police have the power to take knives off of the most dangerous criminals," Battin said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If you're the premier and you're walking around with your security all of the time, you may feel safe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But talking to the average Melburnian, that's not the case."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria's new chief of police, Mike Bush, announced plans this week to get more officers out from behind the desk and patrolling the streets. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><strong><span>Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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