Tuesday 22 November 2022 03:23 AM Evans Head, Ballina men allegedly assaulted by teen gang after being catfished ... trends now
Two teenagers have been charged after a spate of alleged vicious assaults, where a gang allegedly bashed and robbed five men in separate incidents.
Police allege the men, aged 77, 58, 53, 50 and 27, were all separately lured to parks in Evans Head and Ballina on NSW's north coast via a dating app in October and November this year.
On Tuesday, police arrested and charged a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl over the alleged assaults.
A 77-year-old man was allegedly assaulted and knocked unconscious by four young people at the Evans Head skate park (pictured), before his vehicle was stolen
Another victim was allegedly dragged from his car and repeatedly bashed at Chinamans Beach car park in Evans Head
Their arrests come a week after four other teenagers, all aged between 16 and 17, were charged with police alleging all six were linked to the assault.
All the men lured to the parks believed they were