Two children in hospital after Victorian youth detainees allegedly held staff hostage

Attorney general Jaclyn Symes confirms guard's keys were allegedly stolen in incident' at Malmsbury youth justice centre

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Two children remain in hospital after an incident" at a Victorian youth detention centre in which a prison guard's keys were allegedly stolen and three staff members were allegedly held hostage.

Victoria's attorney general, Jaclyn Symes, has said there will be consequences" over Tuesday's incident at the Malmsbury youth justice centre in central Victoria. The incident came after the state government announced in June it would close the centre by the end of the year.