In Melbourne, a series of incidents on 2024-02-19 and 2024-02-20 involving three males have sparked outrage and a police search. The individuals are accused of engaging in two separate acts of vandalism and animal cruelty. In the first incident, they were caught throwing eggs at commuters in Melbourne's CBD during peak hour on a Monday morning. The second, more distressing act involved the alleged repeated kicking of a little penguin near a tram stop in St Kilda. Victoria's Conservation Regulator has released CCTV footage in hopes of identifying the culprits, and authorities are urging the public to assist in locating them.
‘Disturbing’ St Kilda penguin attack prompts authorities to ask public to help find alleged culprits https://t.co/3bEVPBdyjp
Police are searching for three males accused of kicking a little penguin at the St Kilda Esplanade. https://t.co/3zWXhn4R39
Police are on the look out for three males who allegedly attacked a little penguin at a St Kilda tram stop. More details: https://t.co/HiwWKQADSF https://t.co/RtyBP9aTHA
Victoria's Conservation Regulator has released CCTV footage of three men, who allegedly kicked a little penguin multiple times near a tram stop in St Kilda. https://t.co/ROBiqAz0Ig
Three “feral” teenagers have been caught throwing eggs at peak hour commuters in Melbourne’s CBD on Monday morning. > https://t.co/2kYi7eW77n https://t.co/IfHTIKRW11