Detectives charge boys, aged 15 and 16, with armed robbery offences after app allegedly used to arrange meetings
Police investigating alleged homophobic assaults charged two teenagers over incidents involving two men who arranged separate meetings via an app in South Lake, in Perth.Police investigating alleged homophobic assaults charged two teenagers over incidents involving two men who arranged separate meetings via an app in South Lake, in Perth.
He then retreated to his car and locked the doors, but the group allegedly surrounded the vehicle and damaged the rear boot and side panel in an attempt to steal the car, police said.After the first alleged victim left, police said a second man in his 30s arrived at the same location after also allegedly arranging a meeting via a dating app.
A 15-year-old male and a 16-year-old male were arrested in South Lake at 4.40pm on Wednesday after police executed a search warrant. Det Insp Matt Froude said it had been a “distressing situation” for the alleged victims of such assaults.
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