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Violent robbery By Cam Lucadou-Wells A teenager who was part of a gang of up to 16 who inflicted a “violent” and “shocking” robbery of a driver in Cranbourne has been jailed. Toang Duac, 19, pleaded guilty at the Victorian County Court to armed robbery, violent disorder and car theft as well as possessing cannabis and a counterfeit $100 note. The 21-year-old victim had been driving
home from work in the early hours of 7 January 2022. His 2012 Mercedes Benz was blocked in front and behind by two cars that stopped sideways across Stawell Street, Cranbourne. As four youths approached his car, the victim ran away with his keys. He was chased by up to 16 people to the Amazing Grace Hotel car park where he was brought to ground. The attackers, including Duac, punched
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and kicked him to the head and back multiple times. At least three of the mob stabbed and slashed the victim in the lower back. As that occurred, Duac stole off with the victim’s Nike runners. The gang also robbed the man of his phone, his car keys, and his Mercedes. That night, one of the group tried to use the victim’s ATM card - which was found in his car - at a McDonald’s in Cranbourne North.
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Duac was wearing the stolen shoes when he was arrested with two others later that morning in Cranbourne East. He and others were identified on their own Snapchat videos after the crime. He was also found with a kitchen knife, a small amount of cannabis and a photocopied $100 note. The Mercedes was torched and abandoned in Tower Court, Noble Park two months later. Continued page 4
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