Families ‘shattered’ and community ‘terrified’ as police hunt alleged Melbourne machete murderers

Premier says government stands with South Sudanese community in fight against the cancer of youth gang crime' after Cobblebank killings

The families of two children allegedly murdered in Melbourne's outer west on the weekend are shattered" and the community terrified" as police continue to hunt the perpetrators responsible for the machete killings.

It comes as the Victorian premier promised the government would stand with the South Sudanese community in their fight against the cancer of youth gang crime that is breaking their community's heart", announcing she would convene an existing working group.