Jogger hunted with machete in terrifying street attack by juveniles

7NEWS

6 days ago

Two juveniles have been charged after a 20-year-old jogger was targeted in an attempted phone robbery involving a machete.
The shocking incident in Scarborough, about 40 minutes north of Brisbane, unfolded as the young man was out for a late-night jog in the early hours of Tuesday, May 27.
Queensland Police confirmed that, at about 2:25 a.m., a group in a Hyundai Palisade approached the jogger on Scarborough Road and allegedly attempted to rob him of his phone.
When he refused, the situation escalated.
An unknown offender then allegedly threatened the man with a weapon, police said.
Mobile phone footage from the incident shows a teenager wielding a machete as he chases the jogger down the street.
Throughout the terrifying encounter, the victim remained remarkably composed, even asking his attacker, 'What are you going to do? Are you going to stab me?'
The teenager responded, 'Yeah, you wanna die?' before attempting to strike.
The victim's family reported the incident to police shortly afterward.
A Scarborough resident, Shannon Mackay, told 7NEWS, 'I've never seen anything like that in this area. It's pretty full on.'
Another local, Gayle Carroll, echoed the sentiment, saying, 'Pretty horrifying,' while her partner Nicholas Carroll added, 'Makes you a little less secure in our neck of the woods here.'
A 17-year-old boy from Mango Hill has been charged with one count each of attempted armed robbery and driving without proper supervision while learning to drive.
He is expected to appear in the Redcliffe Children's Court on Friday, June 13.
An 11-year-old boy from Whiteside has also been charged with one count of attempted armed robbery.
He will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
Community advocates have raised concerns about how youth offenders are being handled by the justice system.
'The magistrates and the judges need to listen to what the community is expecting,' said Trudy Reading, from the advocacy group Voice for Victims.
'We want these kids to feel that there are consequences for actions.'