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Crime and courts / Melbourne, VIC

Homeless man on bail when woman stabbed in the neck on Melbourne tram, court told

7NEWS William Ton
Summary

From the report

A homeless man on bail when he allegedly stabbed a woman in the neck on a moving tram has been heckled in court.

How outlets headlined it

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  • 7NEWS Homeless man on bail when woman stabbed in the neck on Melbourne tram, court told
  • ABC News Man accused of stabbing woman in neck on Melbourne tram faces court
  • The Canberra Times Man charged after allegedly strangling, assaulting partner
  • The West Australian Woman allegedly stabbed on Melbourne tram in suspected random attack
  • The Sydney Morning Herald Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing
  • 7NEWS Woman, 51, stabbed in neck on South Melbourne tram in the middle of the day
  • ABC News Man charged after woman allegedly stabbed on Melbourne tram
  • The West Australian Woman charged over alleged random stabbing of man
  • The Age Woman Tasered after stabbing in Sydney
  • The Sydney Morning Herald Woman Tasered, arrested after alleged stabbing outside Sydney cinema
  • The West Australian Police taser woman after alleged random stabbing of man
  • 7NEWS Woman tasered by police after man allegedly stabbed in broad daylight in Sydney’s Newtown

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How calmly each outlet wrote it

The Canberra Times, The West Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, WAtoday, The Age and Brisbane Times also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentMood
7NEWSas they published this story 91.2 2 30 -0.5 22.3
ABC News 88.2 4 16 -1.1 24.4

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8 outlets from 4 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 7 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.

ABC News Man accused of stabbing woman in neck on Melbourne tram faces court Niral 88.2 · mostly calm writing political 0 The Canberra Times Man charged after allegedly strangling, assaulting partner summary only, not scored The West Australian Woman allegedly stabbed on Melbourne tram in suspected random attack summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing summary only, not scored WAtoday Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing summary only, not scored The Age Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing summary only, not scored Brisbane Times Woman hospitalised after Melbourne tram stabbing summary only, not scored