The teenager who died in the western suburbs on the weekend was involved in a 30-person brawl involving golf clubs, fence posts, steel rods and at least one knife
The grieving mother of a teenager who died after a vicious brawl in St Albans on Sunday morning says her son was ambushed when he tried to retrieve a stolen car.
Family and members of Melbourne's African community believe Mr Akech's refusal to be part of further violence made him a target. Police believe the conflict began after a dispute over a Holden Commodore officers say was "taken" by one of the people later involved in the fight from an all-day soccer event at Green Gully Soccer Club on Saturday.
The brawl – involving an array of weapons and boys as young as their early teens – moved back to the railway station, where Mr Akech was assaulted. Police arrested 10 people from across both groups on the night. All were released pending further inquiries.
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