Heartbroken mother speaks out after autistic son is brutally attacked in fake meet-up scheme

See more of our coverage in your search results. Sickening footage has emerged of a gang of young thugs bashing and stealing shoes from a 15-year-old boy with special needs, after he was lured to a rural train station under the guise of a friendly catch-up. The boy, who has autism and epilepsy, was elated when he received a Snapchat message from two girls wanting to be friends. They arranged to meet at a bus stop near a train station in the regional Victorian town of Stawell, about 237km northwest of Melbourne, at 5.45pm on October 5. But instead of two friendly faces, the boy from Ararat was met by three violent teenagers. Sickening footage has emerged of a gang of young thugs bashing and stealing shoes from a 15-year-old boy with special needs, after he was lured to a rural train station under the guise of a friendly catch-up. news.com.au Graphic footage captures three boys taunting the victim as he tries to walk away, before they throw punches and shove him to the ground. One of the teenagers holds the boy down, punching the side of his head, while two other alleged offenders kick at his face. A group
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