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Police charge four after Cranbourne West serious assault
Police have charged four men following an alleged assault and attempted aggravated burglary in Cranbourne West this morning.
It’s alleged three men were outside a Push-Pea Way address at a New Year’s Eve celebration when they were allegedly confronted by up to eight males about 1.40am.
A 48-year-old Cranbourne West man was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
A 41-year-old Noble Park man and a 30-year-old Narre Warren man were also taken to hospital with serious injuries.
A 21-year-old Traralgon man and three Pakenham men, aged 19, 21 and 22 have been charged with serious assault, aggravated burglary and affray.
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Former Dandenong magistrate Jack Vandersteen has been promoted as the next president of the Victorian Children’s Court and a judge of the County Court.
Mr Vandersteen had been presiding as the regional co-ordinating magistrate for the Dandenong region.
During his tenure, he introduced fast-tracking of family violence matters and significantly reduced delays and pending cases at the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court and Childrens’ Court.
The outcomes were found to reduce reoffending by offenders and improved timely access to justice.
Mr Vandersteen’s 25-year legal career included a decade as a solicitor and manager at the Office of Public Prosecutions, as well as a Victoria Legal Aid duty solicitor at the Family, County and Supreme courts.
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Two drivers who went on the run after smashing into a car causing it to flip in Melbourne last week have been caught by police.
The man and woman allegedly stole a car before the crash on the Monash Freeway in Wheelers Hill causing huge traffic delays.
Police allege a stolen Holden ute was speeding on the freeway in convoy with a dark-coloured Ford hatchback about 7am on December 2.
The car that flipped on Melbourne s Monash Freeway earlier this month.(Nine)
The stolen ute collided with a Honda sedan, causing it to roll and flip on its roof.
It is alleged the driver of the ute was picked up by the driver of the Ford before fleeing the scene.
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