Melbourne brawl that left two men dead began with birthday party argument, police say

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Two men died in a brawl at a birthday party on that spilled on to the streets in Melbourne's outer south-eastern suburbs, police say.

Detectives said the two men, aged 23 and 54, who were from the same family, were involved in a brawl involving about 20 people. Police alleged some left the scene before police arrived.

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