Gumtree bandits' reign of terror: Gang of youths 'robbed FIVE houses in four hours' after agreeing to buy items online as police charge two teen boys
- Gang of at least four boys set up meetings with five Gumtree sellers in Perth
- They turned up at houses before allegedly making off with four phones
- The gang injured two victims and a third woman was left hospitalized
- WA Police have charged two boys, 16 and 17, with aggravated robbery
A gang of teenage boys allegedly robbed five Gumtree sellers in four hours in a reign of terror which left two victims injured and a young woman hospitalised for two days, Daily Mail Australia can reveal.
The group of at least four boys set up sham meetings with five sellers across Perth to inspect four mobile phones and a Gucci belt on Saturday.
During the robberies between 3.10pm and 7.30pm, police will allege the gang turned up at the sellers' houses to snatch the items and drive off in a getaway car.
They allegedly punched one victim in the face and pushed another to the ground.
In the final robbery, 22-year-old seller Alex Elliot chased the boys when they stole her belt.
In a moment of panic, she grabbed their Ford Falcon as the boys drove off but was dragged along for 250 metres while her feet scraped on the ground and her skin peeled off.
Reign of terror: The group of at least four boys set up meetings with five sellers across Perth to inspect four mobile phones and a Gucci belt on Saturday
During the robberies between 3.10pm and 7.30pm on Saturday, the gang turned up at the sellers' houses only to snatch the items and drive off in a getaway car (pictured on CCTV)
The gang stole this Gucci belt from Alex Elliot, 22. She advertised it on Gumtree for $290 after buying it for $660
Police are continuing to investigate and have so far charged two boys, aged 16 and 17, with two counts of aggravated robbery.
Daily Mail Australia has pieced together how the gang terrorised Perth on Saturday.
The first robbery was in the suburb of Canning Vale at 3:10pm. Two boys turned up at a seller's house to look at a mobile phone while a third waited in the getaway car.
The victim handed one of the boys the phone so it could be inspected.
The boy immediately ran away and when the victim tried to chase him, the other boy grabbed him and pushed him to the ground before driving away.
Just 40 minutes later the boys arrived at another seller's house in Bentley. They pulled exactly the same routine, this time punching the victim in the face before making off with a phone.
At 6.10pm the gang arrived in Booragoon to steal another mobile phone.
A group of four boys arrived at the house in a car. One got out and identified himself as the person looking to buy the phone.
The victim passed the boy the phone to inspect, at which point he ran back to the vehicle and the group drove away from the scene.
Forty minutes later, in the same suburb, the boys repeated the move on another victim selling a mobile phone.
In the final robbery, the thieves arrived at Alex Elliot's house in Coolbellup at 7.30pm - but had no intention of giving Miss Elliot the $290 she asked for a Gucci belt.
Miss Elliot (pictured), 22, fell victim to two teenage scammers who attempted to rob her after she posted a Gucci belt for sale online
Miss Elliot's feet were shredded by the gravel and she suffered severe wounds on her legs and arms. She was hospitalised for two days following the ordeal
Miss Elliot let the scammers into her house and a neighbour's security cameras captured the pair fleeing the property with the Gucci belt in hand 10 minutes later.
One of the thieves was chased into a nearby park by her boyfriend David who held him until police came. The boy was just 15-years-old.
The other thief jumped into the getaway car as Miss Elliot grabbed onto the vehicle in an attempt to stop him driving away with the belt.
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However, the young man continued to drive, catching Miss Elliot's feet underneath the vehicle.
He drove for an excruciating 250m with Alex hanging from the side of the car.
In video footage, she can be seen clinging on for dear life as the driver tries to shake her off by swerving and mounting kerbs.
He continued to drive for an excruciating 250m with Alex hanging from the side of the car (pictured)
Her feet were shredded by the gravel and she suffered severe wounds to her legs and arms. She was hospitalised for two days following the ordeal.
'I heard a bang and her screaming and I knew then something bad had happened,' witness Tianna said.
'I had to call the police and get an ambulance here as quick as I could.'
The Ford Falcon used in the robberies was found at about 3am on Sunday and police searched a home in Huntingdale where one mobile phone was recovered before two boys were charged with two counts of aggravated robbery.
Miss Elliot has since set up a GoFundMe page, saying: 'I was trying to sell my Gucci belt to pay for bills but now I'm in hospital unable to work.'
She added the ordeal has left her with an extra ambulance bill to pay.
The thieves turned up to her (pictured) house in Coolbellup, a suburb of Perth in WA at 7.30pm on Saturday night
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