13-year-old released on bail accused of armed carjacking at McDonald’s Munno Para

A 13-year-old in a gang of youths accused of committing a violent armed carjacking at a McDonald’s has been freed on bail.

One of the youngest in a gang of youths accused of committing a violent armed carjacking has been freed on bail.

On Friday, Magistrate Alison Adair granted the 13-year-old bail with electronic monitoring and imposed a curfew between the hours of 7pm and 7am.

A gang of seven youths, aged between 12 and 15, were arrested after an alleged carjacking at Munno Para earlier this week.

Police allege a man was assaulted and his Toyota Corolla stolen in the violent robbery in a McDonald’s carpark just after midnight on Monday.

They further alleged one of the youths threatened the man with a box cutter and stole his phone and car keys before the group took off in the car.

A gang of youths were arrested over an alleged armed carjacking at McDonald’s at Munno Para. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

The alleged victim, 27, of Marion, was taken to hospital where he was treated for minor injuries.

The stolen car was recovered on Hogarth Rd at Elizabeth South just before 5pm on Monday and as a result of investigations police arrested seven youths over the incident.

Those arrested were a 12-year-old from Elizabeth South, a 13-year-old from Elizabeth South, a 14-year-old from Blakeview, a 15-year-old from Blakeview, a 14-year-old from Mawson Lakes, a 14-year-old from Athol Park and a 13-year-old boy from Ottoway

They have yet to enter pleas to charges of aggravated robbery, and were refused police bail following their arrests.

A prosecutor previously told the court that, in addition to the group’s alleged actions at McDonald’s Munno Para, they were also involved in incidents of violence at the chain’s Elizabeth restaurant after meeting at the nearby train station.

“These three separate robberies, committed between 9pm and midnight, were a group effort that occurred within a short space of time,” she said.

“It’s clear that, after the first two robberies were attempted, the youths as a whole continued until they were successful.”

Magistrate Tracee Ann Micallef previously granted supervised bail for the 12-year-old and other 13-year-old, while the 15-year-old did not apply for bail.

The three 14-year-olds will return to court next month for the return of home detention suitability reports.
On Friday, Ms Adair told the 13-year-old he was also banned from contacting his co-accused or the alleged victims, and not to attend the two McDonald’s locations alleged to be the scenes of crime.

She remanded him to abide by all bail conditions or risk the agreement being cancelled, and adjourned his charges until next month.

Originally published as 13-year-old released on bail accused of armed carjacking at McDonald’s Munno Para