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Man charged over Wyndham carjacking

December 16, 2024 6:47 am in by
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A man has been charged over an alleged carjacking in Manor Lakes.

Police say two people were sitting inside a car on Eureka Drive around 11pm Saturday, when they were approached by two males armed with machetes.

The victims were forced out of their vehicle, with one person taken to hospital with minor injuries.

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Officers used stop sticks on the allegedly Hyundai wagon before the car stopped on the wrong side of the Calder Freeway in Taylors Lakes.

A 22-year-old Williams Landing man was arrested in nearby grassland.

He has been charged with aggravated carjacking and other offences.

The second offender was not found.

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