The Northern Territory Police Force has charged a 20-year-old female for aggravated assault on an infant in Katherine yesterday.

About 5:15pm, police received reports of an assault on an infant at a residence in Katherine.

Upon attendance, police observed the infant in the care of another adult and the 20-year-old female was taken into custody. She has since been charged with Aggravated assault and Choking, Strangling or Suffocating in a domestic relationship and is remanded to appear in Katherine Local Court today.

The infant has been conveyed to Royal Darwin Hospital for medical treatment.