A 51-year-old man was arrested and is facing several charges after he allegedly pointed a rifle at people in a camping area at Gunn Point and threatened to kill them, NT Police said, which led to a raid of his home and eight other firearms being seized.
A woman was assaulted on a footpath in Malak yesterday morning, with the offender also indecently exposing himself to her, NT Police said.
A 20-year-old Katherine woman is facing charges for aggravated assault on an infant, NT Police said, while the baby is currently at Royal Darwin Hospital receiving medical treatment for injuries.
A man has been charged after allegedly swinging an axe at a man’s head in Alice Springs before slicing through his forearm, and another man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the stabbing of a service station worker in the town NT Police said, while the agency is also looking for witnesses to the assault and robbery of an elderly woman on the streets of Katherine.
The NT Police force is urging Territorians to voluntarily submit their DNA to specific consumer genealogy databases, which police say could help provide answers for families and assist in identifying long-term missing individuals and solving cold cases, but failed to explain what limitations would be placed on the DNA’s usage.
Three women have been arrested in relation to an aggravated assault in Palmerston on Tuesday that saw another woman attacked with bottles and weapons, while a 17-year-old male was charged in connection to an aggravated robbery that occurred in Karama on Monday night.
The Finocchiaro CLP Government has moved to withdraw government housing for Darwin police officers as part of its latest contract negotiations, the NT Police Association has said, labelling it a “slap in the face to every police officer” and a broken election commitment.
The 18-year-old man charged with the murder of Nightcliff Friendly Grocer owner Linford Feick appeared in court Monday, where it was discovered his age and legal name were not properly recorded, resulting in previous charges connected to other alleged offences believed to be youth matters now changed to adult matters.
A 26-year-old Alice Springs service station worker was stabbed on Sunday morning after confronting two males stealing merchandise, NT Police said, while another Darwin service station employee was threatened with an “edged weapon” in a similar situation on Friday night.
UPDATED: An 18-year-old who allegedly stabbed a Nightcliff supermarket owner to death on Wednesday after a dispute over stolen goods has been charged with murder, NT Police said. The teen was on bail at the time of the stabbing and had been ordered to remain in a remote community.
Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has announced she will hand down the findings of her more than two-years-long inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu on June 10.
The 18-year-old who allegedly killed a Darwin supermarket owner on Wednesday afternoon was on bail for multiple violent offences at the time of the stabbing, including sexual intercourse with a child under 16, depriving a person of their liberty, assaulting police and spitting on emergency workers, The Australian has reported. He was charged with murder on Thursday night.
