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Teens plead not guilty to murdering boys in Melbourne

Otago Daily Times Online News·Thursday, 14 May 2026·19 days ago
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News Australia Five teenagers accused of murdering two young boys as they walked home from a basketball match have pleaded not guilty. Chol Achiek, 12, and Dau Akueng, 15, were allegedly attacked just streets apart at Cobblebank, in Melbourne's outer northwest on September 6 last year. Five teenage boys have pleaded not guilty to murdering Chol Achiek, 12, and Dau Akueng, 15, who were allegedly hacked to death while walking home from basketball in Cobblebank in September @theheraldsun pic.twitter.com/EL0jtOfb5F — Olivia Jenkins (@byoliviajenkins) May 14, 2026 The two boys were on their way home from basketball when a group of males set upon them and allegedly stabbed them to death.  One of the accused appeared in person at a children's court on Thursday, accompanied by two police officers, while the other four appeared via video link.  One by one, all five boys, aged 15 and 16, formally entered not guilty pleas to the two murder charges.…

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