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13-year-old girl charged in Melbourne antisemitic crime spree involving car thefts and assaults

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Consensus Summary

A 13-year-old girl from Melbourne’s Bayside area was charged with 52 offences after allegedly leading a crime spree involving stolen vehicles, antisemitic remarks, and reckless driving in Melbourne’s southeast over the past week. Police allege she drove a stolen black Hyundai sedan while passengers shouted offensive antisemitic slurs and threw eggs at pedestrians in Hampton, Ripponlea, and Caulfield, including an incident on 28 March where the car swerved dangerously toward Jewish families crossing a road. The girl was also involved in a hit-and-run in Brighton on 26 March, where a stolen silver SUV allegedly targeted a cyclist with its passenger door before crashing into him, leaving the 45-year-old man with non-life-threatening injuries. Later that night, a stolen white Volkswagen Golf rammed an e-scooter in Elwood, with the three female occupants arrested after a high-speed chase across major freeways. The 13-year-old from Bayside was remanded in custody, while two other girls (13 and 16) were bailed. Police condemned the antisemitic nature of the crimes, noting a record 564 antisemitic incidents in Victoria in 2025, the highest ever recorded. Witnesses are urged to come forward with evidence as investigations continue.

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Key details reported by multiple sources:

  • A 13-year-old girl from the Bayside area was charged with 52 offences including reckless conduct endangering serious injury, multiple counts of theft, theft of motor vehicle, burglary, handling stolen goods, and threatening physical harm on grounds of a protected attribute (antisemitism)
  • The girl allegedly drove a stolen black Hyundai sedan in Hampton, Ripponlea, and Caulfield over multiple days last week, shouting antisemitic remarks and throwing eggs at pedestrians on 25 March
  • On 28 March, the Hyundai allegedly swerved towards Jewish families crossing Hotham Street and Glen Eira Road in Ripponlea, narrowly missing them
  • The Hyundai was stolen from a gym in Caulfield
  • A 45-year-old Brighton man was injured in a hit-and-run involving a stolen silver SUV on 26 March, where the vehicle allegedly attempted to hit him with a passenger door before crashing into his bike
  • Three female teenagers (13-year-old from Bayside, 13-year-old, and 16-year-old from Cardinia) were arrested in connection with the crimes
  • The 13-year-old from Bayside was remanded to children’s court, while the other two were bailed
  • Police allege the same 13-year-old was involved in a stolen white Volkswagen Golf ramming an e-scooter in Elwood just after midnight on 27 March, with the car later stopped via stop sticks on Dandenong Road

Points of Difference

Details reported by only one source:

The Guardian
  • The 13-year-old was specifically alleged to have driven the stolen Hyundai in the antisemitic incident on 28 March at 7pm
  • The stolen Hyundai was described as a black Hyundai sedan, while the stolen SUV was silver and the stolen Volkswagen was white
  • The cyclist’s injuries were described as non-life-threatening in the Guardian’s initial statement
  • The 13-year-old was charged with ‘threatening physical harm or property damage on ground of a protected attribute’ (antisemitism) explicitly mentioned in the Guardian’s list of offences
ABC News
  • ABC included a direct quote from a police spokesperson urging witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers with dashcam or CCTV footage
  • ABC’s headline emphasized the ‘crime rampage’ and ‘spree of motor vehicle crimes’ more explicitly than other sources
The Age
  • TheAge included a quote from the cyclist’s sister, Brooke, describing the incident in detail: ‘He’d come home and was going for a ride after work... felt a nudge on his elbow and turned to see a car full of young girls who’d opened their car door on his elbow and were filming it’
  • TheAge referenced the 2025 antisemitism report by the Jewish Community Council of Victoria, noting 564 incidents in Victoria (highest ever) and linking it to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel
  • TheAge specified the stolen Hyundai was seen in Hampton, Ripponlea, and Caulfield ‘erratically’
  • TheAge mentioned the stolen Volkswagen was spotted on Beach Road in Black Rock before the chase

Contradictions

Conflicting information between sources:

  • The Guardian and ABC describe the stolen Hyundai as a black Hyundai sedan, but TheAge does not specify the color in its headline or summary
  • The Guardian and TheAge mention the antisemitic incident occurred on 28 March at 7pm, but ABC does not specify the exact date or time for the antisemitic incident
  • The Guardian and TheAge both describe the cyclist’s injuries as non-life-threatening, but TheAge’s sister’s quote implies the cyclist was more severely traumatized (‘in shock, traumatised’) than the initial police statements suggest
  • The Guardian and TheAge mention the stolen Hyundai was stolen from a gym in Caulfield, but ABC does not specify the location of the Hyundai theft
  • TheAge’s sister’s quote implies the SUV occupants filmed the cyclist being targeted, but this detail is not mentioned in the Guardian or ABC articles

Source Articles

ABC

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THEAGE

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GUARDIAN

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