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In the early hours of February 23, a gang wielding machetes, a baseball bat, and a firearm attempted to invade a residence in Pakenham. Inside, a family, including a three-year-old and a six-year-old girl, were asleep as the assailants launched their assault.
Surveillance footage captures the group shattering windows and attempting to force their way through the door. When their efforts to enter the house failed, they shifted their focus to the vehicles parked outside before making their escape.
Approximately 20 minutes later, the same group struck a home in Lynbrook. They then proceeded to break into a property in Bellfield, where a 20-year-old occupant sustained injuries during the intrusion.
According to reports from 9News, these attacks may have been retaliatory acts linked to a stabbing incident in Collingwood, which resulted in serious injuries to two young individuals.
9News understands the homes may have been attacked in retaliation for a stabbing in Collingwood which left two youths seriously wounded.
Detective Inspector Mark Patrick described the incident as a “vicious attack on innocent individuals”.
“We are certainly looking at that angle, gang activity, paybacks,” Patrick said.
The group is believed to have continued their crime spree in Clyde North yesterday afternoon, where they broke into a home about 1pm.
Thousands of dollars worth of luxury items, including handbags, wallets, watches and a robe, were stolen from the home, with the group later boasting about their loot in a series of posts on social media.
Three men were arrested last night after detectives swooped on a home on Shafer Circuit in Endeavor Hills.
A 22-year-old homeless man, 18-year-old Frankston man and 23-year old Frankston man were arrested.
Charges are expected to be laid.
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