Violent carjacking – Victorian Style, by Hayden Bradford

Violent Car Jacking –Victorian Style

If you were shocked to the core by the victims story published at the story you are about to read is just as bad. Spine chilling and frightening photos from CCTV cameras detailing the attack in all its horrific details accompany this story. The photos show the offenders attacking and slashing the victim with their machetes. This is not the Middle East; this assault occurred in Melbourne in Victoria – Australia’s most lawless state.

For the obvious reasons, I have changed names and not mentioned locations in this story. This is deliberate. The victims are scared their attackers will be able identify them and launch further attacks against them. This is how we live in Victoria. What I hope I haven’t changed is the emotions, the experience, the details, the pain and the utter despair of what it’s like to be the victim of a violent and brutal carjacking which are frequently conducted by Victorian gangs. These feelings are exacerbated because the offenders of such crimes, when and if caught are granted easy bail to commit similar offences again and again. And they do.

This is Victoria – Australia’s most lawless state.

Hayden Bradford

Melbourne March 2017

Founder: Facebook Group: Protect Victoria.

‘Do the crime, and you’ll get bail in no time.'

Victorian Youth Gang member’s opinion of the bail laws

Picture of the carjacking the government doesn’t want you to see. It was supplied to me by a source. It’s a still shot from a part of the CCTV footagewhich this story is written about. The victim is in the car. The offenders approach with machetes.

Introduction

Paul Chan had his life in front of him. He is a young man,and at the time of the violent carjacking which he was the victim of, he was newly married and lived in a secure apartment. Paul’s wife and him also have a young daughter. Thankfully, at the time of the attack, neither were with him. In the photo above, you can observe he is waiting for the car lift door to open so as he can drive in. This life takes him to the secure car park above. Paul, his wife and young child no longer live at this address.When I sat and spoketo Paul; he was nervous. He wanted me to tell his story for these reasons.

  • People need to know what is happening in our homes, on our streets and in our carparks.
  • Paul is disappointed in a judicial system which has allowed the offenders of crimes such as this, to be granted bail.
  • The Police who investigated the crime did little. Although they did say,Paul’s car was probably on a boat to South Africa to be rebirth and sold. And, the offenders were probably the same ones who had conducted about 20 such violent carjackings in the previous three weeks in Melbourne.
  • There was no follow-up from the Police on this crime to the victim. Paul has no idea if the offenders have been caught. If they have, why hasn’t he been informed? He has certainly not been advised of any date for a court if they have been caught.

The Brutal and Violent Carjacking

Paul’s computer had broken down and around 7 pm on a Tuesday he left his secure apartment to have it replaced. He returned home around 9:30 pm on the same evening.

Gaining entrance to his carpark is via an automatic outside gate which is unlocked by way of a remote control issued to residents with car parks. Once inside the car park, he parked his car and activated the car lift by exiting his vehicle and inserting the key. It was while Paul was doing this task he was ambushed by the two offenders. Both offenders carried a machete. The criminals were fully masked and gloved. The offenders were very aggressive and kept yelling, ‘keys, keys, keys.’ One offender, who appeared to be the leader and was training the other, instructed this person to, ‘slash him, slash him.’

Paul got back in his car on the premise of getting the keys for the assailants. Once inside, he attempted to lock the vehicledoors, but one of the assailants stuck a machete in the door preventing him from fully closing it. A struggle ensured with Paul and the attackerspulling at the door and Paul trying to keep to shut the door.

The assailants slashing at Paul with their machetes.

From the photo above you can see one of the assailants going to the passenger side of Paul’s car and without warning wildly slashing at Paul’s body with his machete. Paul sustained multiple deep cuts to his face and arms. This is clearly evidenced in the CCTV footage.

Paul succumbed to his attacker’s assault and demands, got out ofhiscar, his assailants left the scene in Paul’s car. A person saw Paul stagger out of the car park with his hands and face profusely bleeding. Paul was also becoming dizzy from the loss of blood. The passerby called 000. An Ambulance was first on the scene.

The Police arrived including some detectives. Paul was told the trail had gone cold as of then, and he would need to produce a statement. He provided the statement and instructed to go home.

There has been no ongoing support or contact from the Police.

Paul’s Concerns

  • A CCTV had been stolen during the weekend leading up, and building management had not notified or warned residents in any way whatsoever. Several residents then proceeded to complain as to why after hearing about my incident.
  • Paul’s wife had printed her own warning about his carjacking and stuck it in the lift to warn other residents. The Building Manager informed them they were not allowed to put up unofficial notices without permission. They were denied permission to display the warning sign.
  • It is possible the automatic outer gate was left open. In its normal state, it should be closed and remotely activated to gain access. The automatic gate closed after you entered. A report would indicate that the gate was left open on this occasion as the Building Manager liked to play around on his motorbike in the area.
  • The Police did investigate if the Building Manager who left the automatic gates open was complicit in the crime.
  • Body Corporate ignored the plight of Paul and his wife. Paul paid Body Corporate fees every year for building security.
  • In the assault and theft, Paul lost a valuable including Rolex watch, $2,000.00 cash, mobile phone, a Louis Vuitton wallet & keyholder, plus other items of sentimental value.
  • Paul is suffering from depression and trauma since the incident and is not receiving any assistance.
  • He now finds which should be simple, like organising Victim of Crime documentation,complex and challenging to achieve.

At the time of writing this story, I believe the victim and I will be the subject of a Channel 7 news story. As such, it is only fair for Channel 7 to have the first publishing of the CCTV footage which the following photographs were taken from. Once the story goes to air, I will post the full horrific assault on our Facebook page ‘Protect Victoria,’ so as other people can see what it is like to live in Victoria – Australia’s most lawless State.

Reference the CCTV footage. It was slipped tome. I am aware the footage is in the hands of the Police and has been for number of months. The photos attached to this story are still shots of a small part of the five-minute shocking video. The carjacking is brutal. Too, it is bloody as the offenders carved the victim up with two machetes. I’m not sure what other words to use. To them, the victim was a nothing. His life was meaningless to them.

Possibly worse than being carve up by two mongrels and their machetes, the victim is going through depression. I have no idea what kind of depression. I am not Psychologist or Psychiatrist. I do know the victim has received no assistance. The victim can’t work and is still in a state of shock. The victim was not offered help from the government or the Police. I know these things to be true, as I sat opposite the victim and took his story. He feared for his very life.

What makes this crime difficult for me to understand is offendersof such attacks are continually granted bail time and time again by a Victorian judicial system who’s very existence continues to breach

the safety and security of public. The magistrates and volunteer bail justices who grant bail to these thugs should be sacked and charged with endangering the lives of the very people they are meant to protect. They do not understand ‘community expectations.’ This ineffective legal system is seemingly supported by a Victorian Government which has lost touch with the voter base and certainly does not adhere to the first principle of government. This principle being to introduce laws to ‘protect it citizens.’

Terrifying for the Victorian people is this carjacking is not a once off. Violent and brutal carjacking’s in Victoria, especially in Melbourne, have become a norm of living here. Some recent examples are published on the Facebook group ‘Protect Victoria. The people who conduct these horrendous crimes, like the Victorian government and the Victorian judicial, have no respect for human life. The evidence of this is clearly abundant.

Conclusion

What can I say? This is yet another example of the state government of Victoria’s ‘soft on crime’ policies. These policies appear to protect the offenders and not the victims. It is also indicative of a Victorian judicial system which is hopeless out of touch with ‘community expectations.’
The more people I talk to about stories like this, the more I am convinced that the Daniel Andrews led ALP government of Victoria and the Victorian judicial system has little respect for human life in the state of Victoria unless you are the offender. From a victim’s viewpoint, they couldn’t care less.

As long as the victims have a story to tell me, I will keep writing these stories and sending them to the media, and to the government. I will also continue to publish these stories on our Facebook group ‘Protect Victoria.’I do so in the hope, the government of Victoria and the Victorian judicial system will give the Victorian people back what they took away from us - the safety and security we once knew.

Finally, if anyone knows of a good lawyer who may be interested in this case, please contact me.

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