Teen charged over Glen Huntly schoolboy attack waits to learn bail fate

A 15-year-old boy charged over the Glen Huntly schoolboy attack must wait two weeks to learn if he will get bail as his sister, who he was supposed to live with, goes on an overseas holiday.

A teen charged over the Glen Huntly schoolboy attack must wait two weeks to learn if he’ll get bail as his sister, who he was supposed to live with, goes on an overseas holiday.

The boy, 15, faces 25 charges over a crime spree across Melbourne where it’s alleged machetes were used to rob unsuspecting victims of their phones, headphones and clothes.

Police believe he was among a trio of offenders who pulled Glen Eira College student Benjamin, 14, into a car as he walked home from school, on September 4.

A children’s court on Tuesday heard the attack left Benjamin in a six-day coma with significant brain and spinal injuries that could be life-changing, after he was dragged 150m out the door of the car before he was run over.

Glen Eira College student Benjamin was pulled into a car as he walked home from school. Picture: Channel 9

The attack left Benjamin in a six-day coma with significant brain and spinal injuries. Picture: Channel 9

He remains in the Royal Children’s Hospital, where he has woken from his coma.

The 15-year-old accused boy was arrested by police while it was believed he was living in a stolen BMW with his mother.

He asked for bail this week, with his sister telling a children’s court on Tuesday that he could live with her.

He’d previously been living with that sister but “for whatever reason was returned to his mother’s care”.

However, a magistrate was on Wednesday told that same sister who gave evidence a day earlier offering her brother a home is actually flying overseas for a holiday in two days’ time, and couldn’t house the boy for a fortnight.

The court was told he could stay with another family member, who had been deemed unsuitable because their boyfriend had an “extensive criminal history”.

The crime scene on Neerim Rd in Glen Huntly. Picture: Wayne Taylor

The boy, 15, faces 25 charges over a crime spree across Melbourne where it’s alleged machetes were used to rob unsuspecting victims of their phones, headphones and clothes. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

However, a Child Protection worker suggested the accused boy could stay with the family member with daily support, while the boyfriend be prohibited from attending the property, in a plan that “hasn’t been signed off yet”.

“You understand it’s Child Protection that needs to make a decision first before a criminal court?” the magistrate asked the Child Protection worker.

The boy’s lawyer asked the magistrate to grant him bail with the knowledge that “Child Protection have a plan that’s not yet been endorsed”.

But Her Honour said she was “not in a position to make a decision on bail until I know what his living arrangements are”.

The decision was adjourned for two weeks when the sister returns from overseas, or until a new plan had been ticked off.

Meanwhile, it’s understood a co-accused boy, 14, will apply for bail next week.