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Woman speared in head airlifted to hospital as NT police search for alleged attacker
Woman speared in head airlifted to hospital as NT police search for alleged attacker

The Guardian

time2 days ago

  • The Guardian

Woman speared in head airlifted to hospital as NT police search for alleged attacker

A woman with a spear embedded in her head has been airlifted to hospital from a remote Northern Territory community, with police searching for her alleged attacker. On Sunday police received a report alleging that 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, an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria. 'Police and local clinic staff attended and located the victim conscious, with the spear still embedded,' police said in a statement. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email The woman was airlifted to Royal Darwin hospital 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.

NT woman speared in head in alleged domestic violence attack in remote community
NT woman speared in head in alleged domestic violence attack in remote community

ABC News

time2 days ago

  • ABC News

NT woman speared in head in alleged domestic violence attack in remote community

An 18-year-old woman has been speared in the head in an alleged domestic violence incident in a remote Northern Territory community. Emergency services received a report about midday Sunday that the young woman had been speared in the head by a man known to her in Angurugu, a community on Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria. NT police said officers and local clinic staff found the victim conscious with the spear still in her head. "The victim has since been conveyed to Royal Darwin Hospital via Care Flight in a serious but stable condition," a police spokesperson said. Police said they were still looking for the alleged offender, and that investigations were continuing. Police urged anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers or 131 444.

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