16-year-old arrested following early morning incident involving a machete and stolen vehicle; victim hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries.
Brimbank Divisional Response Unit officers have charged a teenager following an alleged aggravated carjacking in St Albans early this morning.
Police were called to a fast-food restaurant on St Albans Road around 3:15 am after receiving reports of a man being injured and his car stolen.
According to police, the victim was approached by the suspect, who was reportedly armed with what looked like a machete, in the carpark of the restaurant.
The suspect allegedly threatened the victim and slashed him with the weapon before stealing his white Kia sedan.
The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A short time later, police arrested the teenager inside the stolen vehicle on Garnet Street. He was taken to the hospital under police guard.
A 16-year-old boy from Keilor Downs has been charged with aggravated carjacking, recklessly causing injury, armed with criminal intent, failing to stop for police, and possessing a controlled weapon.
The teenager has been remanded in custody and will appear in a children’s court at a later date.
