Melbourne CBD workers demand safety reforms after delivery rider's murder
Workers in Melbourne’s central business district said on 9 November that a series of violent incidents and untreated mental-health problems have created an unsafe environment, citing the fatal stabbing of delivery rider Feng Jianming as a stark example. Jianming, a 47-year-old Chinese rider, was stabbed to death in the CBD on 6 November during a dispute involving Hungry Panda delivery bikes, while another man was injured.
A GoFundMe campaign for his family collected more than $170,000, and police charged 51-year-old Roberto Urbano with murder and serious injury. The incident prompted a community vigil that raised $65,000 and led to criticism of Hungry Panda’s penalty policies, with the suspect briefly appearing in court before his video link was removed for indecent exposure.
