A couple sitting in their car in Edithvale last week were dumfounded when a man approached saying he had a gun and demanding they hand over their vehicle.
The brother and sister, aged in their 50s, were at the Station St servo, 9.30pm, Tuesday 4 October, when the man casually walked up and asked for the time. As the driver was replying the man demanded he hand over the car’s keys and then dragged him out and assaulted him.
The driver managed to throw the keys away from the car without his attacker seeing. When the man got in and realised they were missing, he jumped out and ran south on Station St. The driver received lacerations to his face after being hit with what turned out to be a metal file, but the woman was unharmed.
The assailant left behind a T-shirt and the file. He is described as being in his 20s, thin build, wearing dark clothing and either a hood or other form of headwear. Witnesses saw him running into a nearby driveway. A second man seen running down Rae Av may have been a lookout, police said.
The victim was taken to Dandenong Hospital by ambulance.
Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at crimestoppersvic.com.au with any information.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 12 October 2016
