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News.com.au
13 hours ago
- News.com.au
Manhunt after elderly man doused with petrol and assaulted before house set on fire
A manhunt is under way after an elderly man was doused with petrol and injured and his house set on fire during a violent home invasion in Victoria's northeast. Police say three unknown and armed people knocked on the door of a property on Melba Highway in Yea about 1.15am on Monday. Police understand two people were armed with guns and one had a machete and demanded the 68-year-old occupant let them inside the house. They demanded cash and firearms before assaulting the man who lived in the house after he refused to comply, according to police. 'Detectives were told they dragged him out of the house and into the boot of his own vehicle before heading down the driveway,' a Victoria Police spokesman said. Police say the man managed to get out of the car and was threatened by one of the offenders, while the other set the house on fire. 'The offenders poured petrol onto the victim, then fled the scene in a vehicle,' police said. Police say three firearms were stolen during the incident. The 68-year-old man sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the attack and drove to a neighbouring property to call emergency services. 'Police believe the incident was targeted and do not believe the offenders are known to the victim,' a statement read. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing, with no arrests made by police.
ABC News
a day ago
- ABC News
Yea home destroyed after burglars abduct man and set property alight fire during home invasion
Burglars have set a rural home alight, destroying it, during a home invasion in Yea in the early hours of Monday. ( ABC News ) A man has said he was abducted and his home destroyed by fire during a home invasion by burglars armed with guns and a machete north of Melbourne. Police said three offenders arrived at a rural property on the Melba Highway at Yea about 1:15am on Monday. The 58-year-old victim told investigators that they knocked on his door, demanding money and firearms, then assaulted him when he refused to comply. He told detectives he was dragged out of the house and forced into the boot of his own vehicle which was then driven down his driveway. Police remained at the Melba Highway property throughout Monday. ( ABC News ) Police remained at the Melba Highway property throughout Monday. (ABC News) The victims says three armed offenders set fire to his house after he refused to hand over money and guns. ( ABC News ) The victims says three armed offenders set fire to his house after he refused to hand over money and guns. (ABC News) The man says the burglars forced him into the boot of his own car, but he managed to escape. ( ABC News ) The man says the burglars forced him into the boot of his own car, but he managed to escape. (ABC News) The incident happened on a rural property on the Melba Highway at Yea. ( ABC News ) The incident happened on a rural property on the Melba Highway at Yea. (ABC News He said he managed to escape but was again threatened by one of the offenders while the other two set his house alight, burning it to the ground. The offenders also poured petrol onto the victim before fleeing the scene. Police said three firearms were stolen from the property during the incident. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and drove himself to a nearby property where he called triple-0. The offenders were yet to be found. Investigation continued, with police urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or Posted 5m ago 5 minutes ago Mon 23 Jun 2025 at 2:25am
