Police have charged two of three teenagers after a 15-year-old boy was allegedly kicked in the head during a robbery on a bus between Bundoora and South Morang last night.
Detectives have been told the boy boarded the bus on Plenty Road in Bundoora before he took his seat and started using his mobile phone about 5pm.
The teen was then allegedly kicked to the back of the head by one male, without warning, before two other males made threats and demanded his phone and watch.
The trio got off the bus at South Morang railway station with the boy’s property before they allegedly contacted the victim’s mother where further demands for cash were made.
Whittlesea Crime Investigation Unit detectives located and arrested the teens at Lalor railway station after the victim attended a local police station to report the robbery.
An 18-year-old from Moonee Ponds has been charged with robbery, obtain financial advantage by deception and possess prescribed drug. He has been bailed to appear before Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court on 30 September.
A 15-year-old from Tarneit has been charged with robbery and obtain financial advantage by deception. He has been bailed to appear before a children’s court at a later date.
A 16-year-old from Werribee was taken to hospital for treatment and has since been released. He currently assisting police with their enquiries.
