The attack at Bendigo Marketplace, which took place in early March, allegedly involved a gang of nine youths who targeted a 20-year-old Indian international student from the Sikh community.
This marks the eighth such incident in the last eight years raising concerns over the safety of Hindu religious institutions in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.
