Victoria Police has dropped charges against two males who were arrested and charged with the abduction of a teenage girl outside a Melbourne school.
Ayom Deng, 18, was arrested in Melbourne’s west at about 10am on Wednesday over the alleged abduction near a school in Melbourne’s south-east.
Police alleged the 17-year-old girl was entering the school when she was approached by a male and forced into a vehicle at about 8:30am last Friday.
Deng faced the Melboure Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, where charge sheets revealed five offences including abducting the girl “with intent on marrying … without her consent”.
His co-accused, a 15-year-old boy, was also charged with abduction.
Victoria Police said they had contacted all parties to inform them charges had been withdrawn.