Premier says government stands with South Sudanese community in ‘fight against the cancer of youth gang crime’ after Cobblebank killings
The families of two children allegedly murdered in Melbourne’s outer west on the weekend are “shattered” and the community “terrified” as police continue to hunt the perpetrators responsible for the machete killings.
It comes as the Victorian premier promised the government would stand with the South Sudanese community “in their fight against the cancer of youth gang crime that is breaking their community’s heart”, announcing she would convene an existing working group.
Dau Akueng, 15, and a 12-year-old boy were allegedly murdered while walking home in Cobblebank in Melbourne’s outer west on Saturday evening.
The alleged attack came days after the state’s machete ban came into effect on 1 September, with members of the public urged to dispose of the long-bladed weapons in special amnesty bins installed at 45 police stations across the state.
