▁incident ▁was ▁not ▁terror ism - related . ▁▁ 9 : 0 0 ▁pm : ▁Police ▁confirmed ▁that ▁a ▁fourth ▁person ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁hospital . ▁▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁▁▁▁ 1 0 : 5 3 ▁pm : ▁Police ▁confirmed ▁that ▁a ▁fifth ▁person ▁( a ▁three - month - old ▁child ) ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁hospital . ▁▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁▁ ▁Police ▁confirmed ▁a ▁ 3 3 - year - old ▁woman ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁hospital ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁inj uries . ▁This ▁raised ▁the ▁death ▁to ll ▁to ▁six . ▁Another ▁murder ▁charge ▁was ▁laid ▁against ▁G arg as ou las . ▁ ▁Res p ons es ▁ ▁Police ▁ ▁Police ▁ur ged ▁e y ew it ness es ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁witness ▁statement ▁and ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁witness es . ▁Chief ▁Commission er ▁Graham ▁As ht on ▁was ▁quick ▁to ▁dismiss ▁claims ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁terror ▁and ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁st abb ing ▁incident ▁earlier ▁that ▁day ▁which ▁had ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁crime ▁sp ree . ▁Victoria ▁Police ▁maintained ▁religion ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁significant ▁motiv ation . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁attack , ▁Victoria ▁Police ▁Deput y ▁Commission er ▁Andrew ▁Cris p , ▁stated ▁that ▁police ▁were ▁hoping ▁to ▁interview ▁and ▁charge ▁the ▁suspect ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁day . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁suspect ▁had ▁been ▁out ▁on ▁b ail ▁would ▁be