28岁的Ryan Meuleman因涉嫌在维州Pakenham一家洗衣店外抢夺一辆汽车而被控，该车上载有一名母亲和她的三岁双胞胎[1]。事件发生于5月3日[1]。Melbourne Magistrates' Court法官Philip Goldberg裁定将Meuleman保释至位于Shepparton的康复中心The Cottage，条件是他必须完成12周的三阶段康复计划并接受随机药物检测[1]。抢车罪的最高刑罚为15年强制监禁[1]。
Meuleman声称自己的药物成瘾问题源于2013年的一次车祸[1]。当时年仅15岁的他与前维州总理Daniel Andrews的家族四轮驱动车相撞，导致严重受伤[1]。Meuleman随后在2024年11月对Andrews及其妻子Catherine提起诽谤诉讼[1]。据悉，多位高调自由党人士和维州慈善家为Meuleman的法律诉讼捐款超过23万澳元[1]。康复中心配备43个摄像头和1.8米高的围栏等安全设施，法官要求Meuleman不得在任何情况下离开该中心[1]。
A 28-year-old man named Ryan Meuleman has been granted bail on the condition that he enter drug rehabilitation following allegations that he carjacked a vehicle carrying a mother and her three-year-old twins outside a laundromat in Pakenham on May 3rd [1]. Judge Philip Goldberg ordered Meuleman to undergo a 12-week, three-stage rehabilitation program at The Cottage in Shepparton and submit to random drug testing, with the strict requirement that he not leave the facility under any circumstances [1]. The carjacking charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years imprisonment [1].
Meuleman claims that his substance abuse problems stem from injuries he sustained in a 2013 collision when he was 15 years old, involving a vehicle associated with Daniel Andrews, the former Victorian Premier [1]. He has since filed a defamation lawsuit against Andrews and his wife Catherine in November 2024 [1]. The rehabilitation facility where Meuleman will be held is equipped with 43 security cameras and is secured by a 1.8-meter fence [1]. According to reports, prominent Liberal figures and Victorian philanthropists have contributed over $230,000 to support Meuleman's legal defense [1].