The Northern Territory Police Force has charged a 17-year-old male with recklessly endangering serious harm after an incident at a community in the Central Desert Region on Thursday morning.
About 2:00am, police allege the male armed with an edged weapon threatened and assaulted his 16-year-old female partner, stabbing her multiple times in the leg. A 15-year-old female, known to the victim, attempted to intervene and was stabbed in the back before the offender continued to assault his partner by stabbing her in the back. The two female youths fled from the offender and were treated at the local clinic with serious injuries.
Yesterday, Alice Springs members were deployed to the community to assist local police in safely apprehending the 17-year-old male.
He was arrested and charged with:
- Recklessly Endanger Serious Harm
- Endangering others (being rescued)
- Aggravated Assault
- Breach of Bail
- Served with a full non-contact DVO
He was remanded to appear in court tomorrow.
