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Trio charged over highway rock-throwing incident

Posted August 8, 2007 22:20:00

Police have charged three teenagers over a rock-throwing incident at Laverton in Melbourne's west on Friday night.

The panels of several cars were damaged and a windscreen was smashed by rocks thrown as the vehicles travelled along the Princes highway.

No-one was injured.

Two 13-year-olds and one 17-year-old, all from Laverton, have been charged with several offences, including conduct endangering life, criminal damage and discharging a missile.

They have been granted bail to face the Sunshine Children's Court on October 1.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, laverton-3028, melbourne-3000

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