Man, women, teenage boy charged over violent home invasions in Victoria

Four people will face court over a series of violent home invasions in western Victoria this month.

A man, a woman, and a teenage boy were arrested a property on Sutton Street in Maryborough yesterday at about 2.50pm.

A second woman handed herself in to police later in the day.

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Police allege that when the second woman was arrested, she handed over the keys to the car she arrived in - a 2015 Mercedes SK35 that officers believe was stolen from Kennington earlier this month.

The arrests came after investigations into aggravated home invasions at properties in Green Street, Carisbrook, on February 7; Poplar Street, Golden Square, Bendigo, on February 9; Vale Street, Sebastopol, on February 10; and Smeaton Road, Clunes, on February 19.

A 34-year-old woman and 26-year-old man, both of no fixed address, have each been charged with four counts of aggravated home invasion, kidnapping and firearm offences.

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A 26-year-old woman from Maryborough has been charged with three counts of aggravated burglary and the 17-year-old boy has been charged with one count of aggravated burglary.

The man and two women have all been remanded to appear before court today.

The teenager will appear before a children's court.