The Australian police has charged two teenage boys with armed robbery, weapons offences and driving offences in Melbourne. 
Police in the state of Victoria said in a statement on Sunday morning that it was alleged that two offenders armed with machetes approached a male victim in Skye, a suburb and semi-rural locality in Melbourne, at about 2.15 pm local time on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.
The two alleged offenders, aged 16 and 15, made threats and demands for the 16-year-old victim&rsquo;s shoes and phone before he handed them over. With the shoes and phone, the two offenders took off from the scene in a silver Toyota Kluger. The victim was not physically injured.
At about 2.30 pm local time, the same two offenders allegedly produced a firearm and threatened a woman in parkland in another suburb of Melbourne. The 29-year-old victim was not physically injured, and the two alleged offenders left the scene in a silver Toyota Kluger, driving erratically and fast.
Police officers spotted the Toyota car at about 5.30 pm local time and kept their distance as the Toyota was tracked to Frankston-Dandenong Road, where it collided with two vehicles.
There were no injuries. The two occupants dumped the Toyota and allegedly took off on foot into a nearby paddock. Police undertook a foot chase before arresting two males, allegedly found in possession of balaclavas and gloves. Officers also searched the Toyota and seized a knife and parts of an imitation firearm.
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Offenders in custody of police are aged 15 and 16 years

Armed with machetes, firearm they threatened and robbed two victims

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Armed with machetes, firearm they threatened and robbed two victims

December 8, 2024 | 11:45 IST