Gang of youths arrested and charged after mugging and carjacking at Adelaide fast food restaurant

Matt Shrivell
The Nightly
Police have charged the gang of youths.
Police have charged the gang of youths. Credit: AAP

A gang of youth offenders, including a 12-year-old boy, have been arrested and charged after a violent attack on a man in a fast food restaurant carpark.

Just before midnight on Monday, patrols were called to Curtis Road after a man was allegedly threatened and assaulted by a group of youths as he was leaving the fast-food restaurant.

One of the youths threatened the man with a box cutter and stole his phone and car keys.

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The group then got into the victim’s car, a dark blue Toyota Corolla Sedan, and were last seen driving east on Curtis Road in Adelaide.

The victim, a 27-year-old man from Marion, was taken to hospital where he was treated for minor injuries.

The stolen car was recovered on Hogarth Road at Eizabeth South just before 5pm.

As a result of investigations, Northern District police arrested five youths over the incident.

The arrested youths are:

  • A 12-year-old boy from Elizabeth south
  • A 13-year-old boy from Elizabeth South
  • A 14-year-old boy from Blakeview
  • A 15-year-old boy from Blakevew
  • A 14-year-old boy from Mawson Lakes
  • A 14-year-old boy from Athol Park
  • A 13-year-old boy from Ottoway

They were all charged with aggravated robbery and refused police bail. They will appear in the Adelaide Youth Court on Tuesday.

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