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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Adeshola Ore and Cait Kelly

Families ‘shattered’ and community ‘terrified’ as police hunt alleged Melbourne machete murderers

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan looks at a display of machetes in March.
Victorian premier Jacinta Allan said the solutions to violent crime must ‘come from the community’ after Dau Akueng, 15, and a 12-year-old boy were allegedly murdered by a group armed with machetes. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

The families of two children allegedly murdered in Melbourne’s outer west on the weekend are “shattered” and the community “terrified” as police continue to hunt the perpetrators responsible for the machete killings.

It comes as the Victorian premier promised the government would stand with the South Sudanese community “in their fight against the cancer of youth gang crime that is breaking their community’s heart”, announcing she would convene an existing working group.

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