Glen Huntly: Arrest in alleged abduction case that shocked Australia: Cops swoop on ‘recognized gang member’ after boy, 14, was compelled right into a automobile on his means dwelling from college

A 14-year-old ‘recognized gang member’ has been arrested over the alleged abduction of a highschool pupil. 

The police arrested the Frankston South boy in Frankston and stated the teenager was helping them with their inquiries. 

Inspector Scott Dwyer alleged the Frankston boy was the principal offender in Monday’s abduction.

‘We have now recognized all these individuals we consider liable for that assault and their arrests are imminent,’ he stated.

‘Within the subsequent couple of hours, there can be additional arrests after which additional nonetheless over the following coming days.’

Yr 9 Glen Eira School pupil Benjamin (pictured) stays in a critical however secure situation after being kidnapped by thugs whereas strolling dwelling from college

Yr 9 pupil Benjamin, 14, was bundled right into a darkish gray Volkswagen Tiguan moments after stepping out of the gates of Glen Eira School in Glen Huntly, in south-east Melbourne, on Monday afternoon.

The ‘brilliant’ and ‘gifted’ pupil was left with ‘life-altering’ accidents after being kidnapped whereas strolling dwelling from college and attacked by a gang of knife-wielding thugs who pushed him out of their transferring automobile. 

Contained in the car, he was robbed of his cell phone and different belongings and attacked earlier than he was thrown from the transferring automobile a number of hundred metres up the highway.

Inspector Dwyer alleged the offenders had focused a number of boys.

‘I wish to reassure our group, particularly the mums and dads, the children are protected to stroll to high school,’ he stated.

He stated the police had dispatched further patrols to key areas to provide mother and father consolation and deter any potential crime.

Inspector Dwyer stated youth crime, labeled between the ages of 10-24, was decrease than 2020 pre-Covid ranges, although he stated there had been an uptick within the 10-17 age vary.

Pictured: Emergency providers on the scene after Benjamin was discovered with important accidents on Monday 

He stated there are 598 youth gang members in Victoria from 44 gangs and alleged the boy arrested in the present day belonged to a type of gangs.

‘That’s considerably down on the place we have been three years in the past, the place there have been 747,’ he stated.

He stated the police have been ‘dealing’ with youth crime within the state. ‘We do not need folks to be alarmed … We’re in there with them.’

He stated it was too quickly to say faculties have been being focused for armed robberies.

Talking earlier on Wednesday, Inspector Dwyer advised radio station 3AW ‘We had additional victims come ahead.

‘There have been some silent victims, they’ve suffered like this different boy, perhaps to not the extent of accidents he has, however they haven’t reported to their mother and father or police.’