A 43-year-old employee was seriously injured in a machete attack at Elite Car Wash on Mount Alexander Rd in Essendon on Thursday morning.
The assailant, wearing a balaclava, ambushed the worker around 9am, striking him twice before fleeing in a car.
The business and victim are understood to have connections to luxury car swindler Andrew Triantafyllos, an alleged fraudster previously targeted in multiple attacks, including cars being torched, bullets fired into his home, and a ram-raid at his wife’s nail salon.
Triantafyllos denied any official affiliation with the car wash, though he has been seen there regularly since it took over the premises two months ago.
Local business owner Charlie Manago told 7News the attack as “very unnerving” for the community, saying, “It’s not very nice but what do you do? It’s unfortunately part of the culture at the moment.”
The injured employee was rushed to hospital, and police are investigating the incident.
Source: 7News.
