Seven people have been arrested in relation to the stabbing deaths of two young boys in a Melbourne suburb earlier this month.
Police say Dau Akueng, 15, and his friend Chol Achiek, 12, were walking home from a basketball game when they were ambushed by a group of up to eight masked people wielding machetes and long-edged weapons.
The two boys died after being ambushed in Cobblebank, near Melton, shortly before 8pm on Saturday, September 6.
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As part of the investigation, warrants were executed from 6am on Friday at properties in Melton South, Thornhill Park, Caroline Springs, Sunbury, Wollert, Hillside and Sydenham.
Police arrested seven teenagers, including a 19-year-old Thornhill Park man, a 19-year-old Caroline Springs man, and an 18-year-old Wollert man.
Three 16-year-old boys and a 15-year-old boy, all from the northwestern suburbs, were also arrested.
“All seven will now be interviewed by police,” a police statement read.
No charges have been laid.
More to come.
