Paor Charged After Belgrave Machete Assault

Two teens have been charged after a victim was struck with a machete in Belgrave earlier this week.

It is alleged that two victims, a man and a woman, were confronted by a group of males on Blacksmiths Way about 7.10pm on Wednesday 29 October.

One alleged offender struck the male victim with a machete before the group of males took off from the scene in a white BMW sedan.

The victim, a 27-year-old Ferntree Gully man, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Detectives allege the same vehicle was used to steal petrol from a service station on the Western Freeway in Ballan earlier in the day.

A 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy, both from the Moorabool area, were arrested yesterday.

They were both charged with intentionally cause injury, recklessly cause injury, assault with weapon and theft of a motor vehicle.

The teens were remanded to appear before a children's court today.

Detectives are still working to identify a third alleged offender.

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