Two Adelaide youngsters have been arrested and charged over the alleged assault of an Uber driver and a passenger in separate incidents round Salisbury Plain.
Police allege an 18-year-old from Salisbury Park and a 15-year-old from Elizabeth punched and kicked their driver after the rideshare automobile stopped alongside Principal North Highway at round 2am Sunday.
They allege the pair stole cash from the automobile’s console and tried to steal the motive force’s automobile keys.
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“The sufferer flagged down a passing motorist and the pair left,” South Australian police mentioned in an announcement.
The 2 youths then approached one other Uber at a Salisbury Plain fast-food restaurant automobile park, assaulted the passenger on this automobile, precipitated injury to the car and smashed the windscreen earlier than operating away, police allege.
Police mentioned they arrested the pair after a brief chase and charged them with tried theft, two counts of assault and theft.
They have been each refused bail and can seem within the Elizabeth Magistrates Courtroom and Youth Courtroom on Monday.
