Homicide Squad detectives have charged seven people, including a Sunbury teen, as part of their investigation into the deaths of two children in Cobblebank earlier this month.
Warrants were executed with assistance from Viper Taskforce and local police at properties in Melton South, Thornhill Park, Caroline Springs, Sunbury, Wollert, Hillside and Sydenham (2).
A 19-year-old Thornhill man, a 16-year-old Sunbury boy, a 15-year-old Hillside boy and a 16-year-old Sydenham boy have been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Dau Akueng.
A 19-year-old Caroline Springs man, an 18-year-old Wollert man and a 16-year-old Sydenham boy have been charged with the murder of 12-year-old Chol Achiek.
The three adults and four children were in court Friday 19 September.
The charges follow two incidents in Cobblebank on Saturday, 6 September that resulted in the deaths of 15-year-old Dau Akueng and 12-year-old Chol Achiek.
Emergency services were initially called shortly before 8pm that night following reports two children has been fatally injured.
Chol was subsequently located on Marble Drive while Dau was located on Cobble Street.