A South Sudanese journalist and broadcaster has warned of a “serious gang culture” in his Melbourne community after the violent deaths of two teens.
In a powerful public statement, Ajak Deng Chiengkou, who worked as an executive producer for SBS’s Dinka radio station, said he had known Aguer Akech, a 17-year-old boy whoThe teenager was chased and allegedly attacked by a group wielding “sticks, fence posts and knives” outside Keilor Plains railway station in northwest Melbourne about 1.30am on Sunday, Victoria Police said.
“Still shocked, but I am getting tired of seeing such young lives being lost because of violence and the rest are being lost by suicide.”have repeatedly refused to say there’s an “African gang” problem in MelbourneAnd, Sudanese community leaders have said comments about “gangs” have led to racism and harassment against African Australians.
A silver Holden Commodore sedan with the SA number plate, S111 AZI, was taken from a soccer tournament at Green Gully Reserve in Keilor Downs on Saturday evening.“This may well have been the catalyst,” Det Insp Day said.They then headed to a property on nearby Fox St where a verbal stoush occurred about 10 minutes before the fatal fight.
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