1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Joining me on the line right now, Detective Senior Sergeant 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: Mark Malagrowski from the Serious Crime Squad. Good morning to you, Mark, 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: Good morning Katie. How are you not too bad? 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 2: Mate? 5 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: Talk us through exactly what's gone on with this poor 6 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: sixty seven year old wheelchair bound man having his home 7 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: broken into overnight and being assaulted. 8 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 3: It's about two forty five this morning. It appears four 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 3: years between seventeen and twenty five years old have a 10 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 3: tended place in Malac where they've confronted. They've pretended to 11 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 3: break into the unit in Malac and have been confronted 12 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 3: by the occupant, a sixty seven year old male who's 13 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 3: just disabled, and as a result, they've forced their way 14 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 3: into the residents and they've assaulted the male to his 15 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 3: face and chest area. They've entered their residents and stolen 16 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 3: a phone and the vehicle, the victim's keys and later 17 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 3: off then they've ransacked the premises and then stolen his vehicle. 18 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 3: The vehicle was then driven around Karama in a honing behavior, 19 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 3: where it was then abandoned in Karama and police have attended. 20 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 3: A crime scenes been established at the residence in Malac 21 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 3: and the vehicle was tied back to Peter McCauley Center 22 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 3: forensic examination. 23 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: Goodness me is that man okay, he's. 24 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 3: Being treated now for cuts and bruising to his face, 25 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 3: arms and also bruising to his ribs. So he's receiving 26 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 3: medical treatment as we speak. So hopefully we'll get a 27 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 3: chance to speak to him this morning. 28 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: Mark, have you been able to get a hold of 29 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: those youths, those four youths, they. 30 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 3: Are outstanding at the moment. We've got forensic examinations on 31 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 3: the vehicle and also the residents and hopefully we can 32 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 3: get some good results of that. And we've got our 33 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 3: detectives at the moment making inquiries. Donuts have been conducted 34 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 3: of that area and we're in hot pursuit of these offenders. 35 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: Did they know that this man was wheelchair bound? 36 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 3: I don't. I can't say that they knew that at 37 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 3: this stage. So yeah, it was quite a tragic incident 38 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 3: for the man. So what we do want is any 39 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 3: witnesses in the area that they've seen the vehicle, which 40 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 3: was a red MASDA three that was seen hooting around 41 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 3: the area, a Kurama and Malac between two forty five 42 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 3: and three point thirty. Any witnesses call contact int police 43 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 3: on one three one triple four Mark. 44 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: Was that vehicle kitted out for this sixty seven year 45 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: old who is wheelchair bound? 46 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 3: Yes, I believe it was adapted for the disabled man. 47 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: Yes, goodness me, I don't. It makes me really cross 48 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: hearing this story. I can't believe that you know that 49 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: people pray upon somebody you know who's older, and particularly 50 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: somebody who is disabled. 51 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 2: To me, it sounds horrendous. 52 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 3: Yep, it is. The matter has been treated very seriously. 53 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 3: We have got investigators from the Crime division working now 54 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 3: on it and hopefully we can have the offenders apprehended shortly. 55 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: And Mate, you have said that that you know you 56 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,839 Speaker 1: guys are working incredibly hard on it. I have no 57 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: doubt about that, and I know that you work incredibly 58 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: fast on this kind of thing as well. But if 59 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: anybody is out there listening, who's got any information which 60 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: could assist what exactly are you after? 61 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 3: After anything, we can get any witnesses that's seen, any suspects, 62 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 3: descriptions of the persons in the area of around Carama 63 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 3: and Malac between two thirty and three thirty, any siding 64 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 3: of that vehicle around the streets, would be any information 65 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 3: we can get contact in t plase on one three 66 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 3: one two four. 67 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,559 Speaker 2: Well, Mark, I really appreciate your time this morning. 68 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: I know that you guys are really busy and you'll 69 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: be working very fast on this. Oh look, our hearts 70 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: go out to this sixty seven year old man. I 71 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: hope that he is okay, and I hope that you're 72 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: able to apprehend these offenders really quickly. 73 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 3: Ye, thank you, CODI thank you. 74 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: I appreciate your time this morning. That is Detective Senior 75 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: Sergeant there Mark Malagorski. And I tell you what, it 76 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: doesn't get much lower than praying upon a sixty seven 77 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: year old man in a wheelchair. 78 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 2: To me, I just think it's the lowest of low. 79 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: I know that there will be plenty of people out 80 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: there listening, thinking exactly the same thing. Then to steal 81 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: his vehicle, a red mas To three which has been 82 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: kitted out and obviously been modified to be able to 83 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: fit his wheelchair in there and be able to get 84 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: him around as required. 85 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 2: I don't know what to say. I just think it's horrendous.