South Morang: Five people charged with murder after man’s body found in park in Melbourne’s northeast
Police sprung the alleged offenders, including four boys, in a series of raids weeks after a man was allegedly kidnapped and his body left near a playground.
Five people have been charged with the kidnapping and murder of a man whose body was found near a suburban playground.
Police allege a 30-year-old man was kidnapped from his home in South Morang, in Melbourne’s northeast, about 3am on May 15.
The man was then dragged out of his house and into a vehicle, which fled the area, police say.
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Police say the car used in the alleged kidnapping and murder was set on fire on Mt Mary Road in Eynesbury a short time later.
On Wednesday, four boys and two men were arrested after police executed eight search warrants across Melbourne’s west.
A 23-year-old Truganina man and four 17-year-old boys were charged with murder, kidnapping, aggravated home invasion and criminal damage by fire.
Meanwhile, an 18-year-old man from Point Cook was charged with assisting offenders and criminal damage by fire.
The two men were remanded in custody to face the Magistrates Court on Thursday morning, and the four boys will appear before a Children’s Court.
