TAYLORS HILL, VIC. — Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad, with assistance from the North West Metro Divisional Response Unit and the VIPER Taskforce, have this morning arrested three teenage boys and executed search warrants in the Merri-bek and Hume areas after two cars were firebombed and a boy was located with life-threatening burns in Taylors Hill on Monday morning.
A 16-year-old boy from the Merri-Bek area and two boys from the Hume area, a 16-year-old and a 15-year-old, have all been taken into custody and will be interviewed by police.
This morning’s activity follows an incident where emergency services responded to reports that two cars parked on Woolwich Way had been set alight around 5.12am on Monday, October 5.
Officers arrived and located two vehicles engulfed in flames, along with a 13-year-old boy with severe burns nearby.
It is believed the injured teen had attempted to flee in a white Hyundai Tucson, before the vehicle crashed into bushes.
The Tucson is believed to have been stolen from Hoppers Crossing on 4 October.
The boy suffered burns to over 90% of his body and remains in hospital in a critical condition.
Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
