MELTON: 7 charged over Cobblebank deaths
Homicide Squad detectives have charged seven people as part of their investigation into the deaths of two children in Cobblebank earlier this month.
Warrants were executed from 6am on Friday (Sep. 19) with assistance from VIPER Taskforce and local police at properties in Melton South, Thornhill Park, Caroline Springs, Sunbury, Wollert, Hillside and Sydenham (2).
A 19-year-old Thornhill man, a16-year-old Sunbury boy, a 15-year-old Hillside boy and a 16-year-old Sydenham boy have been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Dau Akueng.
A 19-year-old Caroline Springs man, an 18-year-old Wollert man and a 16-year-old Sydenham boy have been charged with the murder of 12-year-old Chol Achiek.
The three adults were to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday afternoon.
The four children were toi face a children’s court.
The charges follow two incidents in Cobblebank on Saturday, September 6, that resulted in the deaths of 15-year-old Dau Akueng and 12-year-old Chol Achiek.
Emergency services were initially called shortly before 8pm that night following reports two children has been fatally injured.
Chol was subsequently located on Marble Drive while Dau was located on Cobble St.
Both of the boys were bravely assisted by members of the public before they passed away at the scene.
Since the incident occurred, a significant investigation led by detectives from the Homicide Squad has been underway in an effort to identify those responsible and collect all available evidence.