Girlfriend's desperate plea over the terrifying machete gang culture in Melbourne's suburbs as teenage boy is allegedly stabbed to death at a shopping centre

The woman of a 16-year-old lad who was allegedly stabbed to decease successful a engaged buying centre has urged her peers to 'stop carrying weapons'.

Briannan Hibbert changed her Instagram biography to see the connection pursuing the decease of her fellow Oscar Hamilton connected Tuesday.

Oscar Hamilton was allegedly stabbed successful the outdoor nutrient tribunal of the Woodgrove Shopping Centre, successful Melton West, successful Melbourne's west, conscionable earlier midday. 

Paramedics performed CPR, but contempt their champion efforts, helium died astatine the scene.

A 15-year-old lad from Melton West was arrested aboriginal connected Tuesday and spent the nighttime being interviewed by the detectives.

He has since been charged with 1 number of murder.

Police alleged the lad and Oscar were known to each different but importune nary ties to younker gangs successful the occidental suburbs person been established.

Photos shared to Instagram amusement immoderate of Oscar's mates posing up with elephantine machetes.

Others person reposted the hashtags '#stopyouthcrime #stopyouthknifecrime #knivesdown' connected their Instagram Stories. 

Friends of Oscar besides re-shared his girlfriend's plea 'stop carrying weapons' connected their ain Instagram biographies. 

Ms Hibbert has created a nationalist Facebook radical to commemorate Oscar, who she described arsenic a 'beautiful psyche that I was fortunate capable to telephone my boyfriend'.

'It was ne'er meant to extremity this mode but I'm guessing eden needed you much than us,' she continued. 

'Nobody volition ever get implicit this. You filled everyone's beingness with truthful overmuch airy and joy. You ne'er failed to bring a grin to faces.

'Life volition ne'er beryllium the aforesaid without you. My bosom volition everlastingly ache knowing that you are gone.

'I volition ne'er forgive who did this to you. We are going to get you justice, don't you worry.

'Everyone was truthful fortunate to person you successful their life. This satellite was excessively cruel for your beauteous soul.'

It's understood Oscar's parent dropped him disconnected astatine the buying centre earlier helium was allegedly stabbed 'several times' extracurricular La Porchetta, successful beforehand of schoolhouse vacation diners. 

Police accidental Oscar's parent has been assisting investigators, who person since obtained CCTV of the alleged murder.

It's understood the limb allegedly utilized is yet to beryllium recovered by police.

Oscar's father, Steven Hamilton, released a connection connected behalf of the household to The Age, saying his family's satellite had been 'shattered'.

'Broken to pieces by a senseless enactment that chopped abbreviated the beingness of our lad and brother, Oscar,' the connection read.

'His nonaccomplishment has near a gaping spread successful our hearts and our grief knows nary bounds. We inquire for the abstraction and privateness to navigate this incredibly hard time.'

Oscar's accused murderer appeared successful tribunal connected Wednesday and was seen wiping distant tears.  

No details of the alleged offending were work successful court, with the 15-year-old alternatively remanded to a committal notation successful January. 

His lawyer told the magistrate it was the 15-year-old's archetypal clip successful custody and helium needed to beryllium assessed by a nurse. He did not use for bail.

The incidental comes conscionable days aft a section issued a informing to shoppers astir imaginable 'gang' issues astatine the buying centre. 

'I've heard imaginable issues with pack problems this play astatine Woodgrove,' the pistillate wrote on Facebook connected Saturday.

'Hopefully not true... Be alert of your surroundings.'