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West Australian
18-05-2025
- West Australian
Immigration detainee arrested after allegedly attacking contractors in Clyde, Sydney
An immigration detainee who allegedly stabbed and assaulted Australian Border Force contractors before escaping in Western Sydney has been arrested and charged. Police allege 28-year-old Tongan national Paea Teu attacked the two men transporting him from Villawood Detention Centre to Sydney Airport in the early hours of Thursday. Emergency services were called to a vehicle parked on James Ruse Drive at Clyde about 3.40am, where they found a 54-year-old man suffering stab wounds to his neck and cheek and a 36-year-old man who had been assaulted. Both men were taken to Westmead Hospital for treatment. It is alleged Mr Teu's attack enabled him to escape the car, with authorities launching a manhunt across parts of Sydney to track him down. Police told media the 28-year-old was believed to frequent the Mount Pritchard area and other parts of Western Sydney, with it believed he had tracked westbound from James Ruse Drive. Officers raided a St Andrews home on Friday afternoon on reports Mr Teu may be there, surrounding the property and bringing in the dog squad. However the search was unsuccessful and police appealed to the public for information on the wanted man, though warned not to approach Mr Teu if he was sighted. Mr Teu was arrested on Friday evening after police received reports he was spotted at Eschol Park. He and a 24-year-old woman were taken into custody a short time later on Ballantrae Drive in St Andrews. Mr Teu has since been charged with cause wounding/grievous bodily harm to a person with intent to murder, and wound person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He was refused bail and is due to appear in Parramatta Local Court on Sunday. The woman has been charged with knowingly harbour, maintain, or employ an escaped inmate. She was granted conditional bail to appear at Campbelltown Local Court on May 22.
Perth Now
18-05-2025
- Perth Now
Huge update in hunt for escaped detainee
An immigration detainee who allegedly stabbed and assaulted Australian Border Force contractors before escaping in Western Sydney has been arrested and charged. Police allege 28-year-old Tongan national Paea Teu attacked the two men transporting him from Villawood Detention Centre to Sydney Airport in the early hours of Thursday. Police allege the two contractors were attacked on James Ruse Drive at Clyde, in Sydney's west. Picture Thomas Lisson Credit: News Corp Australia Emergency services were called to a vehicle parked on James Ruse Drive at Clyde about 3.40am, where they found a 54-year-old man suffering stab wounds to his neck and cheek and a 36-year-old man who had been assaulted. Both men were taken to Westmead Hospital for treatment. Police allege a 28-year-old Tongan national, identified as Paea Teu, attacked two men while they were driving him from Villawood to the airport early Thursday morning. Facebook Credit: Supplied It is alleged Mr Teu's attack enabled him to escape the car, with authorities launching a manhunt across parts of Sydney to track him down. Police told media the 28-year-old was believed to frequent the Mount Pritchard area and other parts of Western Sydney, with it believed he had tracked westbound from James Ruse Drive. Officers raided a St Andrews home on Friday afternoon on reports Mr Teu may be there, surrounding the property and bringing in the dog squad. However the search was unsuccessful and police appealed to the public for information on the wanted man, though warned not to approach Mr Teu if he was sighted. Mr Teu's escape sparked a large-scale search across parts of Sydney. NewsWire / Thomas Lisson Credit: News Corp Australia Mr Teu was arrested on Friday evening after police received reports he was spotted at Eschol Park. He and a 24-year-old woman were taken into custody a short time later on Ballantrae Drive in St Andrews. Mr Teu has since been charged with cause wounding/grievous bodily harm to a person with intent to murder, and wound person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He was refused bail and is due to appear in Parramatta Local Court on Sunday. The woman has been charged with knowingly harbour, maintain, or employ an escaped inmate. She was granted conditional bail to appear at Campbelltown Local Court on May 22.
Sky News AU
16-05-2025
- Sky News AU
Escaped Immigration detainee Paea Teu arrested for alleged stabbing and assault of border workers on way to airport
An immigration detainee who allegedly stabbed a Border Force officer in the neck and assaulted another after escaping a vehicle en route to Sydney Airport has been arrested. Tongan national Paea Teu, aged 28, was being taken from Villawood Immigration Detention Centre to the airport to be deported on Thursday when he allegedly attacked two men who were transporting him. Police will allege Mr Teu stabbed a 54-year-old male in the neck and cheek and assaulted a 36-year-old male, a NSW Police statement said. The injured men were treated at Westmead Hospital. The 28-year-old escaped after the alleged attack as the van travelled along James Ruse Drive in Clyde, and police were called to the scene about 3.40am that morning. A major search operation was launched under Strike Force Cobra to locate the detainee as police issued a warrant for his arrest. Police were then called to Eschol Park Drive in the south-west Sydney suburb of Eschol Park about 9.40pm on Friday night after reports Mr Teu was spotted. He was arrested a short time later on Ballantrae Drive in nearby St Andrews and taken to Campbeltown Police Station. A 24-year-old woman was also arrested at the scene and taken to the police station. Police inquiries are ongoing. Police had established a perimeter around a home on Duncansby Crescent in St Andrews on Friday afternoon after information suggested Mr Teu was there, but he was not found inside.
