Global General
Australian teenager commits 14 times stabbing
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-07 14:07
CANBERRA: A teenage boy was charged on Monday after he allegedly stabbed a man 14 times after robbing him of 20 cents in Melbourne.
The 15-year-old was one of the two youths who approached the man as he was walking back to work from a laundromat in Footscray, in Melbourne's west, on November 29, according to police.
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He gave the 20 cents he had in his hand to the teen who then stabbed him 14 times with a knife to his upper body, arms, neck and face, inflicting serious injuries and leaving him in hospital until last Friday.
The 15-year-old from the outer Western Suburbs of Melbourne has been remanded in custody to appear at a children's court on January 5.
He was also charged in relation to another armed robbery on November 5.
Police are still looking for the second youth allegedly involved in the Footscray armed robbery.
