A BONBEACH man waiting to be picked up by friends on Nepean Highway in the late evening, Wednesday 25 January, was assaulted by three young men thought to be escapees from the Malmsbury youth justice centre.
The 45-year-old told police a brown or beige four-wheel-drive pulled up and the men got out and approached him carrying a baseball bat and a knife.
He said they demanded he hand over his bag and, when he refused, struck him in the stomach with the bat. The man then handed over the bag containing his mobile phone, laptop and clothing. He was not seriously injured.
Later that night, the same men are thought to have stolen a 2015 Ford station wagon from Church St, Carrum.
They were apprehended by police later in the week.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 1 February 2017
