Autistic teen tricked into fake Snapchat date brutally beaten by gang of teens: report

A video shows the violent beating of a 15-year-old boy with autism near Stawell train station after he was tricked into a Snapchat date.

Three teenage boys have been charged after beating and robbing a 15-year-old boy with autism near a train station in Australia in a violent attack captured on video by other teenagers.

According to Ambassador Arjan .au, the attack took place on October 5 in Stawell, a town in the Australian state of Victoria, after the victim was lured through an arranged Snapchat meeting with two girls.

Video of the attack shows several teenagers punching and kicking the boy, knocking him to the ground and repeatedly hitting him as he tries to run away. One of the attackers asks the victim to hand over his shoes before allowing the group to leave.

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Stawell railway station in Victoria, Australia, near where a 15-year-old boy was allegedly attacked and robbed by a group of teenagers on October 5, 2026. (Google Maps)

Victoria Police announced on Tuesday that detectives had charged a 14-year-old boy and two 15-year-old boys following an investigation.

Police said detectives from the North Grampian Criminal Investigation Unit executed four search warrants in the area before arresting the teenagers.

All three face charges of embezzlement, theft, reckless wounding and theft. They are expected to appear in juvenile court at a later date.

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Before arresting the teenagers, the police executed four search warrants in the area. (iStock)

A fourth boy, who was not present at the time of the search warrant, will be interviewed as part of the ongoing investigation, police said.

According to .au, the victim, who also suffers from epilepsy, suffered soft tissue damage and possible head injuries. His mother told doctors they were doing additional scans to detect bleeding on his brain.

"I'm just lucky to have him alive... he's having nightmares," she said.

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His mother told the outlet that the boy has since returned home but is afraid to go outside.

Superintendent Dan Davison acknowledged the concern the attack had caused in the Stawell community and said police were working to identify those responsible.

"Since last Monday, local police and detectives have worked tirelessly to identify and prosecute those involved, and this important work will continue," Davison said in a news release.

"There is never any excuse for violence in our society and we do not accept it in any form.

"Detectives are continuing to investigate this matter and while we are treating it as an isolated incident, extra patrols will be in place across Stawell to ensure our community is not only safe, but feels safe."

Police said more patrols would be deployed throughout the area as Stawell continued to investigate the attack as a detective.