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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy in an investigation into an alleged sexual assault attempt on two women who were walking their dogs in Kooyong.<\/p>\n Footage obtained by this masthead from July shows a person running from a pack of eight dogs on the banks of Gardiners Creek, after he allegedly attempted to grab a 67-year-old woman and a 39-year-old woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n Victoria Police arrested the boy at his residence at about 7.30 am on Thursday.<\/p>\n He was subsequently interviewed by detectives but released \u201cpending further investigation, including enquiries into whether he may be linked to any other reported incidents of a similar nature.\u201d<\/p>\n In July, police said the person had jumped out of a bush and put his arms around one of the two women, who managed to push him away.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The person then went towards the second woman, who also pushed him away.<\/p>\n \u201cThe victims\u2019 dogs then chased the male into a nearby tunnel under the Monash Freeway,\u201d officers said at the time in a statement.<\/p>\n On Thursday, police thanked the public for their assistance in the investigation.<\/p>\n \u201cWe received a number of valuable pieces of information from the community, including reports made through Crime Stoppers, which greatly assisted our investigation,\u201d Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Wise said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The footage shows a grey dog appearing to catch up with the person and making contact with his left leg.<\/p>\n A piece of the person\u2019s clothing was torn off during the pursuit, according to police.<\/p>\n The person can be heard yelling something angry in response before taking off towards the freeway underpass.<\/p>\n One of the victims of the alleged attempted sexual assault told 3AW that she was \u201cgobsmacked\u201d that the person arrested was just 13 years old.<\/p>\n \u201c[Police] called me today just to let me know that he\u2019d been arrested and said he\u2019s 13, and I\u2019m like, oh my god… he\u2019s a child.\u201d<\/p>\n She said her dogs were \u201cabsolutely brilliant\u201d in the situation and that she was \u201cvery proud of them\u201d.<\/p>\n Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n