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Manhunt underway over Melbourne woman grab

By AAP Newswire

Feb 17, 2022

A supplied undated combined image — A manhunt is underway for two men who followed and tried to grab a young woman in Melbourne's north. -PR Handout Image

A manhunt is underway for two men after a young woman was followed and grabbed from behind in Melbourne's north on Australia Day.

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The 19-year-old woman was waiting for a bus in Craigieburn about 8.20pm on January 26 when she saw the men waving and smiling in a passing car.

The car, described as a black Chrysler 300C model, did multiple laps up and down the street before the passenger got out and stood near the women at the bus stop.

She got on the bus and the passenger returned to the car, which then followed the bus.

When she got off the bus at Mickleham, the woman noticed the car and ran but it pulled up near her.

The passenger grabbed her from behind but she was able to break free and ran to a nearby house, where a resident helped her raise the alarm.

The young woman was not injured.

Detectives on Thursday released security footage and computer-generated images of the two men, with the driver described as having a beard and wearing a red snap-back cap and the passenger in his mid-30s, about 172cm tall with a muscular build and black beard.