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A Koroit teenager charged with getting a man to transfer $300 into his bank account at knife point has been released on bail.
Isaac Daniel McGuigan, 18, successfully applied for bail in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
He was released on bail until a committal mention on August 21 charged with armed robbery and assault.
His bail conditions include a 9pm to 7am overnight curfew and to comply with directions through the court integrated services program.
On Tuesday: A teenager who got a man to transfer $300 into his bank account at knifepoint has been charged by Warrnambool police with armed robbery.
The 18-year-old went around to the man's home on Sunday night where the victim was in the bath.
He was invited into the home for a talk just before 10.30pm.
The visitor said he had been having spiritual dreams involving rape.
He then allegedly pulled down a beanie to reveal a balaclava, saying he was there to get his revenge and rob the man.
The visitor is then claimed to have produced a yellow 20cm army knife and demanded cash.
The resident didn't have cash, but opened his phone banking and at knife point transferred $300 to the visitor.
The man has been charged with armed robbery and assault.
He will appear in a magistrates court for a bail/remand application on Tuesday.
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