The late-night assaults in Queens Park earlier this month left one victim in critical care and the other in a serious condition.
A 15-year-old male has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and a 17-year-old male has been charged with aggravated robbery causing grievous bodily harm.
Both appeared in the Invercargill Youth Court yesterday.
These arrests relate specifically to the Queens Park assaults, Acting Inspector Mel Robertson said.
The arrests follow four youths already being charged for related crimes.
The four are accused of using a dating app to target a victim whose Invercargill home they allegedly then tried to force their way into.
The four male teens, aged 15 and 16, appeared in Invercargill’s Youth Court before Judge Russell Walker last Friday charged with burglary with a weapon.
‘‘Across all incidents identified, police have observed a consistent and highly concerning pattern of behaviour, where victims have been deliberately lured using dating applications and then violently assaulted.
‘‘This reinforces the serious, deliberate nature of this offending,’’ Acting Insp Robertson said.
Police remained focused on identifying all those involved and further enforcement action was likely as inquiries continued.
Police earlier confirmed they are investigating links between the assaults and a compilation video posted to social media which has a caption claiming it is a group of young men ‘‘exposing predators’’ in Invercargill.
The video has three separate clips with groups of youths surrounding and/or chasing a person. — Allied Media
