Meme may have sparked deadly machete attack on two boys in Melbourne
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The horrifying machete killings of two boys aged 12 and 15 in Melbourne on Saturday reportedly may have been sparked by an online meme.

Dau Akueng, 15, Chol Achiek, 12, and a third friend were walking from a bus stop in Cobblebank at about 8pm when they were set upon by a group of people.

Dau and Chol died at the scene.

Dau Akueng and Chol Achiek
Dau Akueng and Chol Achiek. (9News)
Today, The Age has reported there is speculation the attack was carried out in response to an online meme.

The news outlet quoted multiple unnamed sources to say the meme had referred to the stabbing death of a youth gang member late last year.

The same sources said neither Dau or Chol were connected to that stabbing, nor had any youth gang affiliations, which police have also confirmed.

A 12-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy have been stabbed to death west of Melbourne overnight. Police believe the deaths are connected and officers are treating them as targeted attacks. Emergency services were called to Marble Drive in Cobblebank at about 8pm last night, where they found a 12-year-old boy with critical injuries.
The two boys were killed in Marble Drive, Cobblebank. (9News)

The attack took place just a week after Victoria enshrined a ban on machetes in state law.

Families of the slain children have called for stronger action.

“This is a basketball player, he’s not a criminal,” Dau’s father Elbino Akueng said on the weekend.

Victims of government-backed massacre still searching for justice

“I’m talking on behalf of my community, this is happening to us.

“In the last month, we have buried four kids, similar incidents keep happening, but there’s no answer from police.”

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