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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore, Nino Bucci and Benita Kolovos

A year after a deadly attack on two boys, Melbourne’s South Sudanese community remains in fear

Tributes at the scene of the fatal stabbing
Tributes at the scene of the alleged stabbing murder of Chol Achiek, 12, and his friend 15-year-old Dau Akueng, in Cobblebank, Melbourne in September 2025. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

On a Saturday evening last spring, two boys stepped off a bus in Melbourne’s outer west just before 8pm. They never made it home.

The alleged double murder of the two children – 12-year-old Chol Achiek and his friend 15-year-old Dau Akueng – reignited a fierce debate over solutions to curb Victoria’s youth gang violence.

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