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The attackers aged under 18 involved in incidents last
year included four of five youths who assaulted and robbed two
Indians at a train station in March and Four youths who
attacked Indian student Sourabh Sharma on a train in May.
One of two attackers who asked an Indian man for money
in Footscray in November and stabbed him 14 times after he
offered them 20 cents.
Smith, who is in Botswana, and Victoria Police were
unavailable for comment.
The revelations come as police yesterday charged five
men over a racist bashing of two Indian students in the city
on Monday night.
Police yesterday charged five men aged 19 and 20 with
assault-related offences over the Monday bashing.
They earlier said the alleged attackers were of Asian
appearance. Four others were released.
Chief Commissioner Simon Overland said the victims
were allegedly subjected to racial taunts. "It's terrible
that's happened, we don't condone violence, we don't condone
racism."
Police said one of the victims, 18, was pushed to the
ground and kicked by several attackers about 10.20 pm in
Swanston Street. He had microsurgery after his ear was cut
with a weapon. His friend, 22, was punched to the ground.
Overland said a lot of the violence was not race
related but came from living in a big city. PTI