Teens arrested following Taylors Hill car fire

Key points

• Three teenage boys have been arrested after a car fire in Taylors Hill left a 13-year-old boy with critical burns. Police executed search warrants in the Merri-bek and Hume areas, detaining a 16-year-old and a 15-year-old from Hume, and a 16-year-old from Merri-bek.
• The injured boy is in hospital with burns covering over 90 per cent of his body.
• Police allege the fire was deliberately lit, and are seeking information from the public.