An intellectually disabled Melbourne man who was allegedly stabbed to death as he walked to a bus stop in broad daylight by a stranger had just overcome prostate cancer.
Spiros Filidis, 46, was at the intersection of Little Avenue and Widdop Crescent in Hampton East when he was allegedly attacked at about 12.30pm on Tuesday.
Filidis suffered fatal stab wounds and was found with upper body injuries on the side of the road in the city’s southeast.
Despite the efforts of paramedics who performed CPR, he died at the scene.
Spiros Filidis, 46, was allegedly stabbed to death while walking to a bus stop in broad daylight
Victoria Police said they don’t believe the two men knew each other
A 27-year-old Moorabbin man has since been charged with murder and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, January 5.
Victoria Police said they don’t believe the two men knew each other.
Filidis’ family are struggling to come to terms with the horrific attack that occurred in a traditionally safe area in the middle of the day.
‘He was full of life … everyone in Southland knew him,’ Filidis’s godmother Christine Kounelis told reporters.
Anyone with any information has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers.