Man hunt underway after woman speared in the head
Around midday on Sunday police received a report an 18-year-old woman had been stabbed in the head by a male known to her at Angurugu on the west coast of Groote Eylandt.
"Police and local clinic staff attended and located the victim conscious, with the spear still embedded," police said in a statement.
The woman was airlifted to Royal Darwin Hospital by a CareFlight aircraft in a serious but stable condition.
Police have appealed to the public for information on the domestic violence incident, with the alleged offender still not located.
In November 2015 two men were killed and another was seriously injured in a spear fight sparked by a family feud at Angurugu, leading to several men being charged with violence offences.
Police at the time confiscated many spears and other weapons held in the community.
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