Warrant out for teen accused of taking part in Arndale Shopping Centre affray after court no-show

A group of teenagers charged over a violent incident at an Adelaide shopping centre have faced court, with one failing to show – and a warrant out for his arrest.

A teenager accused of taking part in a violent incident outside of a popular western suburbs shopping centre is wanted by police after failing to attend a hearing on Thursday.

The boy was expected to appear before Magistrate Michael Jandy at Port Adelaide Magistrates Youth Court.

Mr Jandy ordered a warrant for the boy’s arrest but did not exclude him from applying for police bail.

The court heard the boy had adhered to bail at an “average” standard and that his phone was always turned off.

He is one of six teenagers arrested and charged with aggravated affray in June following an incident at Arndale Shopping Centre at Kilkenny.

The arrested boys include a 14-year-old Athol Park boy, 14-year-old Munno Para boy, a 16-year-old Pennington boy, a 14-year-old Mansfield Park boy, a 13-year-old Mansfield Park boy and a 14-year-old Munno Para West boy.

It is alleged two of the boys were brandishing knives while another threw a rock, which hit a person on the chin and caused minor injuries.

Another teenager charged in the matter also did not attend court but was excused because he had new legal representation.

Six teenagers have been arrested following an incident outside the Arndale Shopping Centre. Picture: NINENEWS

Meanwhile, the boy accused of inciting the Arndale Shopping Centre affray appeared in the same court on Thursday, where Mr Jandy removed home detention orders and replaced them with electronic curfew monitoring.

Mr Jandy said the contents of the latest Youth Justice Report suggested that things were “going all right at the moment”.

Prosecutors previously alleged that the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, started a brawl in which he and five other teens assaulted an adult man, and that he also threw a rock at the alleged victim. 

Earlier in court, however, counsel for the boy alleged the man had harassed their client “on an ongoing basis”, and bashed him with a metal baseball bat, prior to the altercation.

Also on Thursday, another co-accused, who is under the guardianship of the state, appeared in court which heard his charges could be downgraded.

Counsel for the teenager said one piece of video footage remained outstanding but negotiations were ongoing and the matter was likely to result in a lesser charge.

“To that end, certainly, we’re seeking, I suppose it’s a joint application for an adjournment to enable my friend to provide that disclosure to me and to reassess the file,” counsel said.

The matter will return to court in October.