Vic: Four charged over robbery of snoozing couple

AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2008
Vic: Four charged over robbery of snoozing couple

MELBOURNE, April 21 AAP - Four men have been remanded in custody charged with the early
morning robbery of a young Queensland couple as they snoozed in their car near Melbourne's
Crown Casino.

Four men surrounded the couple's car as they dozed inside in Whiteman Street, South
Melbourne, about 1am (AEST) today, police said.

They convinced the man to get out and began to assault him, while another man jumped
up and down on the bonnet, smashing it with a crowbar.

The male victim, 18, suffered minor injuries. He was taken to hospital and later discharged.

The woman, also 18, was not injured.

The men stole a laptop and foot spa and other personal items inside the vehicle and
fled in their car.

Four men from Melbourne's west were arrested a short time later after their car ran a red light.

The four - Arjan Hussein, 23, of Deer Park; Shpejtim Miftari, 23, of Spotswood; Ross
Semi, 21, of West Sunshine; and Mark Saosao, 20, of St Albans - have been remanded in
custody to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court tomorrow.

They were each charged with two counts of armed robbery, two of robbery, one count
of intentionally causing serious injury, one of recklessly causing serious injury, one
of intentionally causing injury and one of recklessly causing injury.

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KEYWORD: ROBBED NIGHTLEAD

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