Australian police investigate Melbourne home invasion and extortion plot
Police in Victoria are investigating an armed home invasion where offenders allegedly held three people at gunpoint and covered them with blankets.
Australian police are investigating what they describe as a horrifying home invasion in Melbourne involving an extortion plot. Offenders believed to be armed with firearms and a sledgehammer allegedly forced three people into a room and covered them with blankets.
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Aus police probe 'horrifying' Melbourne home invasion, extortion plot
The offenders, believed to have been armed with firearms and a sledgehammer, forced the trio into a room and covered them with blankets, Victoria Police allege.