{"id":764256,"date":"2026-06-27T18:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/764256\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T18:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:58:20","slug":"melbourne-courts-teen-boy-on-bail-when-he-allegedly-kidnapped-girl-court-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/764256\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne courts: Teen boy on bail when he allegedly kidnapped girl, court told"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Isabel McMillan\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4798354ec8b3dcd6d68086a830301af7f32ad566fd0f19acdeda86a7b5f15020.png\"  width=\"64\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"\/>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>AAA<\/p>\n<p>A 15-year-old boy was on bail when he allegedly abducted a teenage girl who was on her way to school and then drove her to a home on the other side of Melbourne, a court has heard.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing via video link to a children\u2019s court on Saturday evening, the teen \u2013 who cannot be named for legal reasons \u2013 sat silently as his lawyer told a magistrate the boy was already on bail for other alleged offences.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A teenage girl was allegedly abducted as she made her way to school on Friday morning. \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/78b8df56ad5a882d24c08576247e6ad067cb1185.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/>A teenage girl was allegedly abducted as she made her way to school on Friday morning. Nine News<\/p>\n<p>The boy, from Melbourne\u2019s western suburbs, has been charged with one count of abduction after allegedly forcing <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/national\/victoria\/boy-15-arrested-after-allegedly-abducting-girl-from-melbourne-school-20260626-p60ahf.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a 17-year-old girl into a car<\/a> as she entered Keysborough Secondary College in Springvale South on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Police allege the boy then drove across Melbourne to an address in Melbourne\u2019s outer western suburbs, almost 55 kilometres away from the girl\u2019s school campus.<\/p>\n<p>Related Article<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/national\/victoria\/boy-15-arrested-after-allegedly-abducting-girl-from-melbourne-school-20260626-p60ahf.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Banksia campus of Keysborough Secondary College in Springvale South. \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f7e8b9721176daccbd35b7b9e1e85811e5f67da8.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Special operations group police officers were called to the home and arrested the 15-year-old about midday.<\/p>\n<p>The girl was taken to hospital in a stable condition, Ambulance Victoria said.<\/p>\n<p>Police believe the boy and girl are \u201cknown to one another\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The boy\u2019s lawyer on Saturday evening asked the court to delay revoking the teen\u2019s bail on his previous charges, but the magistrate disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my view, it\u2019s appropriate, given the seriousness of the charge before the court, that bail be revoked,\u201d the magistrate said.<\/p>\n<p>Turning her attention to the teen, the magistrate told him he would remain in custody until his next court appearance on July 6. In response, the boy nodded and gave a thumbs-up.<\/p>\n<p>His lawyer asked that the boy be assessed by a custody nurse for an injury, as well as mental health matters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have also been some safety concerns in youth justice facilities previously,\u201d the lawyer said.<\/p>\n<p>Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/newsletter-signup?newsletter=am&amp;utm_source=EditorialArticle&amp;utm_medium=ArticleText&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>From our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. 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