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Terrifying moment a 16-year-old girl in a stolen Hyundai ditches her mates after a ‘botched robbery’ and runs over an elderly man
- Three teenagers in alleged robbery of home on the Gold Coast on Tuesday
- Alleged burglary was interrupted when owner returned home to confront them
- A 16-year-old girl got into stolen car and ran down a 70-year-old man
- She is still wanted by police while two boys aged 14 and 18 were arrested
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Police believe they know who the 16-year-old girl is who smashed into an elderly man while attempting to flee in a stolen car from the scene of an alleged attempted robbery.
The alleged burglary was interrupted when the owner of the Mermaid Waters property on the Gold Coast returned home just before 2pm on Tuesday after the trio of teenage thieves inadvertently triggered his alarm.
Security camera footage showed the man blocking their stolen getaway vehicle as his 70-year-old stepfather came outside to help, only for the teen behind the wheel of the four-wheel-drive Hyundai to knock him down as she sped off, leaving her two accomplices behind.
The elderly man needed to be hospitalised with injuries.
He can be seen tumbling to the ground as the owner of the house runs after the car.
Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment the alleged burglary was interrupted when the owner of the Mermaid Waters property on the Gold Coast returned home just before 2pm on Tuesday after the trio of teenagers are accused of triggering his alarm
Queensland Police Senior Sergeant Chris Tritton said the owner returned home when the trio rang his doorbell, triggering an alarm on his phone.
‘He then went inside where he was (allegedly) confronted by two male offenders,’ Sen. Sgt. Tritton said.
‘One was (allegedly) armed with a knife and made threats to him.’
The men can be seen on CCTV footage running from the home but were arrested a short time later.
The elderly man was sent tumbling to the ground as the young girl slammed the stolen car into him – with the 70-year-old now in hospital
Police say they know who the 16-year-old girl is who smashed into an elderly man while attempting to flee an alleged botched robbery in a stolen car
Police have released an image of the teenage girl, saying they know who she is and urging her to come forward
The two male offenders were a 14-year-old already on bail and 18-year-old Hakan Jenkins. They have been charged with armed robbery and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
Police are now closing in on the 16-year-old girl they suspect was the driver who fled the scene, with police releasing a picture of her and urging her to turn herself in.
‘It would be the honorable thing to do [hand yourself in], but if you’re there robbing houses I’m not sure the honorable thing is on your agenda,’ Geoff Sheldon from Queensland Police told reporters on Wednesday.
The elderly man is currently being treated in hospital with a serious leg injury.
Police arrested her two alleged male accomplices near the Mermaid Waters home shortly after the bungled robbery