Man charged after attempted theft of motor vehicle and assault in Coburg

Merri-Bek Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man after alleged attempted car theft and an assault in Coburg on 1 December 2025.

It is alleged a man attempted to steal a grey Hyundai in the presence of the vehicle’s owner at a May Street property about 12.20pm.

The alleged offender assaulted the owner causing him to fall to the ground backwards.

It is alleged the offender, accompanied by a woman and another man, fled the scene in a Lexus before driving over the victim’s foot.

The victim, a 60-year-old Coburg man, was taken to hospital with a serious foot injury.

Following an extensive investigation into the incident, detectives arrested a 36-year-old man from Sydenham on 14 December.

The man is charged with attempted theft of a motor vehicle, recklessly cause injury and common law assault.

He is remanded to appear before Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court on 26 May.

Senior Constable Paul Hogan

Media Unit