Video taking off 10x its usual first day

Arrest after Melbourne delivery rider's fatal stabbing, 10 News reports

Sophie Smith's report identifies the rider as Feng Jianming and shows tributes near Queen Victoria Market, where another delivery worker was also wounded.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 36,337 views a day, 10 times a normal first day on this channel (3,546).

Man Arrested After Fatal Stabbing Of Food Delivery Driver In Melbourne | 10 News

Flowers and condolence messages mark the place where Feng Jianming died while working as a food delivery rider. The father of two is remembered in 10 News's report on a fatal stabbing near Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market.

Police were called to Frederick Way shortly after 8pm. According to the report, two delivery riders had confronted someone they believed was tampering with their bikes before an altercation. Feng died at the scene; another rider was found a short time later with a suspected stab wound and taken to hospital.

Reporter Sophie Smith says police have arrested a man. The report also includes footage of detectives and forensic investigators examining the scene, alongside tributes from local restaurant Little Corner BBQ and a statement from delivery company HungryPanda.

The short report drew roughly 35,000 views in its first 21 hours, well beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for Shorts. Its focus stays on the workers attacked on the job, with Smith closing on community concerns about safety and mental health support.

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