August 26, 2026 — 5:11pm

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A man accused of assaulting a 10-year-old boy and repeatedly stabbing the boy’s mother has launched an extraordinary tirade, telling a Melbourne court “at least they’re both still breathing”.

Jerry Sowood, 27, from Sunshine West, shouted at times during a Melbourne Magistrates’ Court hearing on Wednesday at which he refused to answer the magistrate’s questions and told the court there was “no need to hide” his offending.

“I punched the kid in the head, I took the scissors, I stabbed the woman in the head,” Sowood…

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