Man refused bail after alleged carjacking with 93-year-old passenger in Shepparton
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- A 23-year-old Shepparton man has been refused bail after allegedly carjacking a vehicle with a 93-year-old passenger outside Goulburn Valley Health.
- Police located the vehicle and the uninjured victim an hour and a half later, arresting the man who was subsequently charged with false imprisonment, motor vehicle theft, and burglary.
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A 23-year-old man allegedly drove off with a 93-year-old passenger in a carjacking outside Goulburn Valley Health in Shepparton. The female driver had left the vehicle briefly.
A Victorian man has been refused bail after allegedly driving off with a passenger in his 90s during a daytime carjacking outside a hospital in Shepparton, in the state's north.
Police say a 93-year-old Tongala man was sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle outside Goulburn Valley Health on Graham Street about 4:30pm on Friday when a 23-year-old Shepparton man allegedly hopped into the driver's seat and drove off.
It is understood the female driver had left the vehicle to purchase something nearby at the time.
Police found the vehicle an hour and a half later parked on Ford Road with the victim still inside, uninjured.
Police say a 23-year-old man was located nearby after he allegedly forced entry into an office building.
Shepparton Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested the man and charged him with false imprisonment, motor vehicle theft and burglary.
The man has been remanded to appear at Shepparton Magistrates' Court on August 21.
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The alleged perpetrator will appear at Shepparton Magistrates' Court on August 21.
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Offene Fragen
- What was the motive for the carjacking?
- What was the man's reason for forcing entry into an office building?
- What is the identity of the alleged perpetrator?
