US EditionSeven Arrested in 'Senseless' Killing of Two Australian Children
Seven individuals aged 15 to 19 were arrested after a two-week homicide investigation into the fatal ambush of two boys wielding machetes in Melbourne's west.
- On Friday, Victoria Police arrested seven people, including four teenagers, after warrants in Melton South, Thornhill Park, Caroline Springs, and other suburbs related to the Cobblebank killings on September 6.
- Dau Akueng, 15, and Chol Achiek, 12, were ambushed while walking home from a basketball game by up to eight masked people wielding machetes and long-edged weapons, with CCTV footage showing three males chasing them.
- Police found the victims about 200m apart, one on Marble Drive and one on Cobble Street; both boys were stabbed and died at the scene, with Elbino Akueng saying, `This is a basketball player, �he's not a criminal.`
- Victoria Police increased patrols and are working with local community groups to reassure residents, urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers as the investigation continues.
- Premier Jacinta Allan convened South Sudanese community groups to seek solutions, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush backed reviewing youth penalties, and advocates reported parents sending children to African schools amid safety fears linked to an alleged online meme.
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At the beginning of September, two boys aged 12 and 15 were stabbed by several attackers on the street in Melbourne. Police have now arrested seven suspects, including several minors.
7 Arrested After Horrific Machete Attack on 2 Young Boys
Victorian Police battling a wave of youth crime have arrested seven alleged offenders for the brutal murder of 12-year-old Chol Achiek and 15-year-old Dau Akeng. Both boys were ambushed as they worked home from sports practice at Cobblebank in Melbourne’s outer northwest on Sept. 6. Athough police said at the time that the attack had all “the hallmarks of a youth gang crime,” they also said Achiek’s age meant it was unlikely he was a part of any…
Seven people have been arrested after the murders of two boys, aged 12 and 15, in Melbourne, Australia earlier in September, reports Australian ABC News. The boys were on their way home from basketball practice when they were attacked by a group of masked men armed with machetes and long knives. The suspects are boys and men in their late teens. Australian m...
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