Overview

• CCTV and witnesses reported a masked group chasing and ambushing one boy on Marble Drive before a second was found on nearby Cobble Street just before 8pm Saturday; both died at the scene.
• Police say the killings appear linked and are investigating whether they were targeted or a case of mistaken identity, stressing the victims were not gang members.
• Investigators have circulated vision and appealed for dashcam or home CCTV, urging tips to Crime Stoppers as the suspects remain on the run.
• Premier Jacinta Allan said she will convene a South Sudanese Australian youth justice working group as police leaders press for tougher youth crime penalties.
• The victims’ families and the basketball community paid tribute to 15‑year‑old Dau Akueng and the 12‑year‑old boy, while residents described fear despite a new state ban on machetes.