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Three Charged After Kew East Home Invasion as Manhunt Continues

Victoria Police have remanded three males on aggravated home invasion charges, with detectives appealing for community CCTV to help find the two remaining suspects.

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Overview

  • Authorities allege five intruders forced entry to an Oxford Street home in Kew East around 4am Sunday, separating family members and stabbing the 39-year-old father 11 times.
  • Police traced the family’s stolen BMW to Deer Park, arresting a 24-year-old man and two teenage boys on Hamilton Street soon after.
  • Detective Sergeant Leeanne Trusler said the father is in hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, including a fractured arm and forthcoming eye surgery.
  • The three charged—one adult and two juveniles—face counts including aggravated home invasion, causing serious injury, false imprisonment and theft.
  • Investigators believe two suspects remain at large and have urged anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage to contact Crime Stoppers.