Melbourne crime: Manhunt launched for men who tried to grab teen on Australia Day

Disturbing details emerge about how men ‘stalked teen as she waited for a bus before attempting to snatch her in the street’

  • The 19-year-old woman was waiting for a bus in Craigieburn on January 26 
  • The car did multiple laps up and down the street before the passenger got out 
  • She got on the bus and the men followed it in a car and tried to snatch her
  • She broke free and ran to a nearby house, where resident raised the alarm 

A manhunt is underway for two men after a young woman was followed and grabbed from behind in Melbourne’s north on Australia Day.

The 19-year-old woman was waiting for a bus in Craigieburn about 8.20pm on January 26 when she saw the men waving and smiling in a passing car.

The car, described as a black Chrysler 300C model, did multiple laps up and down the street before the passenger got out and stood near the women at the bus stop.

A manhunt is underway for two men after a young woman was followed and grabbed from behind in Melbourne’s north on Australia Day

The men noticed the teen waiting at a bus stop and the passenger got out and stood near her

The men noticed the teen waiting at a bus stop and the passenger got out and stood near her

She got on the bus and the passenger returned to the car, which then followed the bus.

When she got off the bus at Mickleham, the woman noticed the car and ran but it pulled up near her.

The passenger grabbed her from behind but she was able to break free and ran to a nearby house, where a resident helped her raise the alarm.

The young woman was not injured.

Detectives on Thursday released security footage and computer-generated images of the two men, with the driver described as having a beard and wearing a red snap-back cap and the passenger in his mid-30s, about 172cm tall with a muscular build and black beard.

The car, described as a black Chrysler 300C model, followed the bus after she boarded

The car, described as a black Chrysler 300C model, followed the bus after she boarded

Detectives on Thursday released security footage and computer-generated images of the two men

Detectives on Thursday released security footage and computer-generated images of the two men

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