Attorney general Jaclyn Symes confirms guard’s keys were allegedly stolen in ‘incident’ at Malmsbury youth justice centre
Victorian attorney general Jaclyn Symes has said there will be ‘consequences’ over the incident at the Malmsbury youth justice centre, where staff members were allegedly held hostage.Victorian attorney general Jaclyn Symes has said there will be ‘consequences’ over the incident at the Malmsbury youth justice centre, where staff members were allegedly held hostage.
As a senior Liberal I’ve seen the modern Gulag that is Victoria’s youth detention system. We need to blow it up | Matthew Bach“My information is that no staff were hurt, but police were called to help deal with the incident. There’ll be consequences as a result of that,” she told reporters on Wednesday.
The opposition’s youth justice spokesperson, Brad Battin, told reporters he was made aware of the incident from “people on the ground” on Tuesday night, who requested anonymity. He said three people were allegedly taken hostage – two from the youth centre’s education provider and one other staff member.
“They’re big kids, they’re not small. The [alleged] assaults are very serious. I’ve worked inside of prison. If I was held hostage I would be absolutely panicked because of the situations you can end up in,” Battin said.He urged the corrections minister, Enver Erdogan, to be transparent about the incident.
“Staff responded quickly and were able to resolve the incident,” a spokesperson said.Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersThe spokesperson said the incident would be investigated and had been referred to police.“We are continuing to support staff and young people involved in the incident.
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