13-year-old girl charged in Melbourne antisemitic crime spree involving stolen vehicles and assaults
Consensus Summary
A 13-year-old girl from Melbourne’s Bayside area was charged with 52 offences after a week-long crime spree involving stolen vehicles, antisemitic remarks, and reckless driving. Police allege she and two other girls drove a stolen black Hyundai sedan in March, shouting antisemitic slurs and throwing eggs at pedestrians in Hampton, Ripponlea, and Caulfield. On 28 March, the car allegedly swerved toward Jewish families crossing a road in Ripponlea, narrowly missing them. The same girl was involved in a hit-and-run in Brighton where a cyclist was injured, and later in a stolen Volkswagen Golf that rammed an e-scooter in Elwood, leading to a high-speed chase. The girl faces charges including reckless endangerment, theft, and threatening harm based on protected attributes. Two other teens were also arrested. Police condemned the antisemitic nature of the offences, highlighting a broader rise in antisemitic incidents in Victoria. Witnesses are urged to come forward with evidence. The case reflects growing concerns over hate-driven crime amid rising antisemitism linked to regional conflicts.
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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 or property damage on the basis of a protected attribute (antisemitism).
- The girl was remanded to appear in children’s court after being arrested on Tuesday, 25 March.
- On 25 March, the girl and two other girls allegedly drove a stolen black Hyundai sedan in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs (Hampton, Ripponlea, Caulfield) and shouted offensive antisemitic remarks while throwing eggs at pedestrians.
- On 28 March, the stolen Hyundai allegedly swerved towards Jewish families crossing Hotham Street and Glen Eira Road in Ripponlea around 7pm, narrowly missing them.
- A stolen silver SUV allegedly attempted to hit a cyclist in Brighton on Monday night (24 March) with its passenger door, then rammed the bike from behind; the 45-year-old cyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries and the vehicle fled the scene.
- A stolen white Volkswagen Golf allegedly rammed an e-scooter in Elwood just after midnight on Tuesday (25 March), causing two riders to fall; the offenders fled and were later stopped by police using stop sticks on Dandenong Road.
- The three female occupants of the Volkswagen were arrested at the scene; two other girls (13 and 16 years old) were charged with theft of motor vehicle and handling stolen goods and bailed to appear later.
- The stolen Hyundai was allegedly taken from a gym in Caulfield, and the Volkswagen was later seen on Beach Road in Black Rock before a high-speed chase across EastLink, Princes Highway, and Monash Freeway.
- Victoria Police condemned the antisemitic nature of the offences, stating ‘there is absolutely no place for hate-based behaviour in our society’.
Points of Difference
Details reported by only one source:
- The cyclist’s injuries were described as non-life-threatening but unspecified; no mention of filming by the offenders.
- The stolen Hyundai was described as a ‘black Hyundai sedan’ with no specific model mentioned elsewhere.
- The 13-year-old was alleged to have been involved in ‘several other incidents involving erratic driving in stolen cars’ (unspecified).
- The e-scooter crash victims were stated to have ‘not required medical attention’ (contrasts with ABC’s ‘non-life-threatening’ for cyclist).
- Brooke, the cyclist’s sister, was quoted directly: ‘He’s in shock, he’s traumatised, but all in all, I think for what happened, he is quite well. He’s in a stable condition in The Alfred with a list of injuries, but as the doctor said, he’s pretty lucky to be alive from being hit by the car.’
- The article explicitly states the antisemitic incidents occurred ‘allegedly part of a massive crime spree across Melbourne’ (no other source uses this phrasing).
- The 564 antisemitic incidents reported in Victoria in 2025 (highest ever) and their link to Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack were included, with no mention in other sources.
- The stolen Hyundai was described as a ‘black Hyundai sedan’ with no model specified elsewhere, and the gym theft location was reiterated as Caulfield.
- The e-scooter crash was described as causing the riders to ‘fall as it crashed into a parked vehicle’ (no mention of filming or threats in this source).
- Police urged witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers with dashcam or CCTV footage, a detail not present in other sources.
Contradictions
Conflicting information between sources:
- The Guardian states the cyclist was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while The Age’s quote from his sister implies more severe trauma (‘pretty lucky to be alive’).
- The Guardian reports the e-scooter victims ‘did not require medical attention,’ whereas ABC describes the cyclist’s injuries as non-life-threatening (implying some medical care was needed).
- The Age includes a direct quote from the cyclist’s sister about filming by the offenders, but this detail is absent from the Guardian and ABC.
- The Guardian and ABC do not mention the 564 antisemitic incidents in Victoria in 2025 or their context (Hamas attack), which The Age explicitly reports.
- The Guardian describes the stolen Hyundai as a ‘black Hyundai sedan’ without model details, while ABC and The Age do not specify the model but use the same phrasing—no contradiction, but ABC’s summary omits the ‘sedan’ descriptor.
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