Three people have been charged after an 18-year-old man was allegedly abducted and stabbed in Melbourne’s inner north-east, prompting a police chase.
A worker at a hire company at Northcote in the city’s north called police about 9.40pm on Sunday, after their silver Hyundai was allegedly stolen from Mitchell Street.
Victoria police’s air wing and dog squad were deployed to track down the vehicle after the worker told officers where it was.
Police allege they tailed the car from a distance and saw a Fitzroy man with non-life threatening stab wounds on his face leave the vehicle at the intersection of High Street and Bell Street.
Officers alleged he was abducted and stabbed, and he was taken to hospital.
Police kept following the car and deployed tyre deflation devices.
The Hyundai reached Bischoff Street at Preston before it crashed into a parked car and four people ran from the vehicle, officers allege.
Police allegedly found a number of weapons in the Hyundai.
Four people were arrested, but none have been charged over the alleged abduction.
A 20-year-old man from Northcote was charged with stealing the car. He was bailed to front Heidelberg magistrates court on 12 February.
A 17-year-old boy from Ivanhoe was also charged with stealing the car, as well as committing an offence while on bail, failing to stop for police, driving unlicensed and failing to stop at the scene of a collision.
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He was due to front a children’s court on Monday.
A 21-year-old Preston woman was charged with stealing the car, possessing a drug of dependence and committing an offence while on bail.
She was due to front the Heidelberg magistrates court on Monday.
Police released a 16-year-old girl, from Heidelberg Heights, pending further inquiries.
2023-09-11 00:01:06
Article from www.theguardian.com
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