Published: 25 October 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
THE 16-YEAR-OLD is accused of threatening a 12-year-old Jewish boy who was photographed kissing another boy’s shoe in a widely reported anti-Semitic bullying episode in Melbourne's south-east.
The teenager will face the Childrens Court next month.
The threats followed widespread reporting this month of how the Year 7 boy at Cheltenham Secondary College was subjected to months of racist bullying by classmates, including slurs about his Jewish identity.
The bullying involved humiliating the boy in a public park by making him kiss another boy’s shoe – or face being bashed by other year 7 boys – and a physical assault on school grounds that led to the assailant’s suspension.
The 16-year old high school student who has been charged is alleged to have become enraged by the reports, which garnered international attention, and launched a series of vile and threatening messages at the bullied boy and his mother.
Victoria Police confirmed the boy was arrested this month following complaints from the mother.
FULL STORY Teen charged with threatening to kill bullied Jewish student, boy's mum (Age)
Photo: Cheltenham Secondary College, Melbourne
