Larapinta, Alice Springs home invasion: Accused teens reportedly bailed a collective 35 times, faced hundreds of charges
The young pair charged with an alleged Alice Springs home invasion which left a two-month-old with a fractured skull were both on bail for violent offending and were no strangers to the law, according to reports.
News
Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News.
The young pair charged with an alleged Alice Springs home invasion which left a two-month-old with a fractured skull had collectively been charged with about 300 offences prior to this week and been granted bail 35 times combined, according to reports.
The Territory is once again holding its collective breath, watching the situation in the Red Centre capital deteriorate as it did in the summer of 2022–23, following Wednesday’s alleged home invasion at Bokhara St, Larapinta.
On Thursday, NT Police said the pair were allegedly “well-known” to local police, but just how well-known they allegedly are has been revealed in a report carried by national broadsheet the Australian.
According to the report, the two charged teenagers had between them been previously charged about 300 times between police, and been granted bail 35 times.
The teenagers, aged 16 and 17, were both on bail for alleged violent offending when the Larapinta home invasion is said to have occurred.
According to the Australian report, police believe a detachable metal fridge handle was the weapon used in the alleged home invasion.
It was allegedly used to strike the mother in the head, before it rebounded onto the head of the baby girl.
The teenagers were both charged with aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, unlawfully cause serious harm, aggravated assault and theft.
They appeared in Alice Springs Local Court on Thursday. Neither applied for bail.
Media were allowed access to the courtroom for the older teen’s appearance, but not the younger one.
The alleged home invasion capped off a frenetic fortnight for Alice Springs.
The township has been marred by escalating violence and a worrying rise in vulnerable women being targeted.
Police Commissioner Michael Murphy and Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro, the latter warmly welcomed by rabblerouser Darren Clark of Action for Alice fame, both travelled to Alice Springs to deal with the growing crisis.
They announced an expansion of Operation Ludlow into the township’s outer suburbs “as police are acutely aware of an increase of serious incidents in residential areas,” the redeployment of officers from Darwin, and the reassignment of local cops to high-visibility work.
The CLP government and NT Police have both been contacted for comment.
More Coverage
Originally published as Larapinta, Alice Springs home invasion: Accused teens reportedly bailed a collective 35 times, faced hundreds of charges
NT lawyer re-elected to chair of international legal post
A top Territory lawyer has been re-elected as chair of a leading international legal post. Read the details.
Long standing military operation canned amid Asian ramp up
As Australia continues to build relations with militaries across the Asia-Pacific, the Department of Defence has quietly pulled troops from a Middle Eastern operation, coinciding with Canberra’s focus on the ‘near region’.