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Ben Mansfield and his family were asleep in their suburban Melbourne home when two armed teenagers broke in and committed a burglary in December 2024.

He joins Australian True Crime to talk about the home invasion and his thoughts on what should happen next to address Victorian youth crime.

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Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Ben Mansfield

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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