A 34-year-old Keilor East man and a 27-year-old Berwick man have been charged following an alleged aggravated carjacking in Niddrie on Wednesday, January 15.
It is alleged a man parked his BMW sedan outside a property on Keilor Road when two men allegedly threatened him with a knife and demanded his car around 11:40am.
The pair got into the sedan and took off, leaving the 34-year-old Niddrie victim behind.
He was not injured.
The sedan then crashed into two cars at a supermarket carpark on Buckley Street in Aberfeldie about 12pm.
The BMW drove to a shopping centre carpark on High Street before the pair allegedly dumped the car and fled on foot.
Following a short foot pursuit, both men were arrested.
A 34-year-old Keilor East man has been charged with aggravated carjacking and theft of motor vehicle.
A 27-year-old Berwick man has been charged with aggravated carjacking and theft of motor vehicle.
Both men were remanded in custody to appear at the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
