Media release

Call for information – Aggravated assault – Alice Springs

Police

Northern Territory Police are calling for information following an aggravated assault that occurred overnight in Ciccone, Alice Springs.

Just before 9pm, the Joint Emergency Services Communications Centre received a report of an assault involving two residents at a property on Fogarty Street. A large group of offenders allegedly entered the yard of the property and confronted the pair. The offenders assaulted the victims before fleeing the location in a white Toyota troop carrier.

The male victim, aged 27, sustained significant facial injuries and was taken to Alice Springs Hospital for further medical treatment. The female victim, aged 33, sustained minor injuries and did not seek medical treatment.

Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the matter.

Anyone with information about the incident or the whereabouts of the white Toyota troop carrier is urged to contact police on 131 444 or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.