Second teenager faces court after alleged violent Canberra home invasion in which two people were stabbed
By Elizabeth ByrneIn short:
A second teenager has faced the ACT Magistrates Court after a violent home invasion in Canberra's south earlier this year.
The 18-year-old was extradited from New South Wales to face four charges relating to a May incident which left two victims requiring life-saving treatment.
What's next?
The court heard one of his co-accused has already been charged, while two others remain at large.
Court documents have revealed police identified another of the men caught up in a violent home invasion in which two people were stabbed, because he was wearing his school uniform track pants.
Raven Pauga, 18, has been remanded in custody by the ACT Magistrates Court after being extradited from New South Wales.
The Sydney teenager is facing four charges including aggravated burglary, inflicting grievous bodily harm, and actual bodily harm by joint commission and property damage, after he allegedly stomped on the windscreen of a car as he left the scene.
The charges relate to an incident which took place in Conder, in Canberra's south, in May.
The court heard a co-accused has already been charged, but two others remain at large.
'Where's the money?'
Court documents reveal the victims were woken early in the morning on Saturday, May 4 by a loud knocking.
The documents say when the woman opened the door one of the men, 18-year-old Lytrell Eneliko, brandished a knife as he pushed his way in, later stabbing the woman several times, including in her arm and chest.
Police say others then attacked the man, beating him, before one of them stabbed him several times.
It's alleged the men kept asking: "Where's the money? Where's the money?"
The woman told police she said, "there's no money here. There's nothing here".
Both victims were taken to hospital where they had life-saving treatment.
CCTV and neighbours help police piece together what happened
Police say they pieced together the events surrounding the alleged crime from neighbours who saw the group milling around eating fast food, and dropping the wrappings on the road, and using CCTV footage in the area.
The court documents say police were able to identify the car used, and track it to an address in Sydney, where they arrested the first man.
Police say they were also able to identify individuals from a video of the group play-fighting in a Canberra fast food outlet, before the home invasion, where they were not wearing masks, but were wearing identical clothes.
The documents say Mr Pauga was seen in the footage allegedly wearing his school uniform track-suit, which ultimately led to his identification.
His lawyer applied for bail today saying any risks to his release could be mitigated by strict conditions.
He also pointed out that he has only just turned 18.
Magistrate Robert Cook said that would often be a consideration, but the crime was far too serious.
Mr Pauga and his co-accused Mr Eneliko will be back in court next month.