Moreland City Council will undertake a major safety audit of the Merri Creek Trail following the brutal alleged rape of a female jogger. The move comes as a local MP reveals he recently received many emails from women fearing for their safety in the area.
A local council is set to undertake a major safety audit of the area surrounding the Merri Creek Trail following the brutal allegedThe move by Moreland City Council comes as the local MP, Peter Khalil, revealed that his office had received dozens of emails over recent months from women who feared for their safety when using the popular trail.
He has also been charged with three counts of sexual assault, reckless conduct endangering life and reckless conduct endangering serious injury. The incident ended when the woman persuaded Mr Russo to walk her more than two kilometres to a McDonald's outlet in Brunswick East about 10pm, where she screamed and the alleged attacker fled.Moreland City Council's mayor, Labor-aligned Lambros Tapinos, and the local Labor MP for Wills, Peter Khalil, have backed an urgent safety audit of the trail and surrounding areas.
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