Three teenagers have been charged after allegedly forcing three younger boys into their car and dumping them in remote bushland.
WA Police said three boys (aged 11, 12 and 14) left a house in Erskine, south of Perth, about 10.30pm on Wednesday to buy some items at a nearby petrol station.
The trio were in a car park on Oakleigh Dr when they were approached by the three older teenagers.
Three teenagers have been charged after allegedly forcing three younger boys into their car and dumping them on Tims Thicket Beach
“It is believed the men believed the boys were trying to break into their vehicle,” police said in a statement on Friday.
Police allege they “detained the three boys and forced them into the vehicle” and then drove to Tims Thicket Beach, about 10 miles away.
“It is further alleged that the men left the boys in an area of bushland which is quite remote and only accessible by all-terrain vehicles,” police said.
One of the boys had a cell phone and called family for help.
A 19-year-old Halls Head man, a 19-year-old Pinjarra man and a 17-year-old Halls Head boy have each been charged with three counts of deprivation of liberty and one count of common assault.