Saeed Noori, a former Afghan refugee and now Australia citizen, was charged with 18 counts of attempted murder and one count of conduct endangering life after being formally interviewed by police on Saturday. Victorian police assistant commissioner Stephen Leane said he believed it was a “deliberate” act, and that Noori could be charged on Saturday. On Saturday Victorian premier Daniel Andrews confirmed Noori had been the subject of a voluntary mental health treatment plan. Three people, including two South Korean nationals, remain in a critical condition in hospital after a car ploughed into pedestrians on Flinders Street in Melbourne on Thursday. The alleged driver of the car was arrested at the scene by an off-duty police officer.

Source: The Guardian December 23, 2017 00:50 UTC