Werribee homicide charges

Detectives from the Homicide Squad have charged a teenager following a fatal assault that claimed the life of a Wyndham Vale teenager on Friday.

Police and emergency services were called to the incident which occurred at a sporting complex on Ballan Road in Werribee on 7 May about 5.50pm.

The injured teen, a 17-year-old Wyndham Vale boy, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died.

A Wyndham Vale teenager who was assisting police with their enquiries on Saturday and released from custody has now been charged with murder.

The 15-year-old was arrested in Wyndham Vale this afternoon and will appear in a children’s court this afternoon.

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