28-05-2025
Teen charged after horror attack on jogger
A teenager has been charged after allegedly grabbing a female jogger and choking her in a violent attack on a Canberra trail.
Police allege the teenager, 15, grabbed the woman from behind and choked her until she lost consciousness while she was jogging down Oak Hill on the Centenary Trail in Bonner, about 10.15am on Monday. A teenager has been charged after grabbing a female jogger and choking her in a violent attack on a Canberra trail. Google Maps Credit: Supplied
'When she regained consciousness and tried to get away, he then struck the woman in the head,' a police statement read.
The woman then fell to the ground and the teenager allegedly continued assaulting her before stealing her phone and running away.
It is further alleged the woman was able to stand up and run until she met another woman on the trail, who reported the incident to police. The woman was grabbed from behind and choked before the teenager stole her phone. NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw Credit: News Corp Australia
Paramedics treated the 59-year-old for minor injuries and was transported to The Canberra Hospital.
The boy was later located, with police arresting and charging him with an act of indecency without consent, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, choke a person and render insensible and robbery.
He was taken for a mental health assessment and faced ACT Children's Court on Wednesday.
The teenager was remanded in custody and will next appear in court on June 23.
