7 Arrested After Horrific Machete Attack on 2 Young Boys

An ambush by masked men armed with machetes and other bladed weapons left a 12- and 15-year-old dead.

A general view of Police tape in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 9, 2018. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Victorian Police battling a wave of youth crime have arrested seven alleged offenders for the brutal murder of 12-year-old Chol Achiek and 15-year-old Dau Akeng.

Both boys were ambushed as they worked home from sports practice at Cobblebank in Melbourne’s outer northwest on Sept. 6.