Westgate Divisional Response Unit detectives have charged a second teenager as part of an ongoing investigation into a series of aggravated carjackings in West Footscray last month.
A 16-year-old boy from the Wyndham area has been charged with three counts of aggravated carjacking.
He was remanded to appear before a children’s court on 16 October.
The charges follow three incidents in which a group of six male offenders riding motorcycles allegedly assaulted three motorcyclists in the vicinity of Sunshine Road between 12am and 11pm on 19 September.
The first incident occurred on Napier Street, where a 40-year-old man was pulled over on the side of the road before the offenders boxed him in about 12.20am.
The man was assaulted and his motorbike stolen.
The second incident occurred approximately ten minutes later on Sunshine Road about 12.30am.
It is alleged the same group of males approached a 32-year-old man, boxed him in and assaulted him before stealing his scooter.
Later that night, the group allegedly approached a female rider on Sunshine Road about 11pm.
It is alleged the victim, a 27-year-old Wantirna South woman, was shoved from her motorcycle before being tasered and assaulted with a baton.
Westgate Divisional Response Unit detectives executed search warrants in the Wyndham area, where the teen was arrested.
Detectives previously charged a 16-year-old from the Wyndham area with intentionally causing injury, recklessly causing injury, aggravated assault of a female, unlawful assault aggravated carjacking, possess prohibited weapon and possess imitation firearm.
He was remanded by police and will appear before a children’s court at a later date.
Investigators are working to determine the identities of the remaining people alleged to be involved in the incidents.
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