Man charged with assault, arson after domestic violence incident in Maningrida

Police have arrested and charged a man who allegedly set fire to a bedroom door after assaulting his partner in a remote community.

NT Police are investigating two overnight incidents where one woman was attacked with broken glass and an attempted robbery left three alleged offenders empty-handed. Picture: Glenn Campbell

A man has been charged with multiple offences after allegedly assaulting his partner and setting fire to the room she was in at a home in Maningrida.

The 35-year-old allegedly attacked his partner before she fled into another room within the residence where he set fire to the bedroom door.

A nearby resident came to her aid and extinguished the fire before the man fled the scene.

He was then arrested within the community by local police and detectives from the Domestic and Family Violence Unit a short time after they arrived.

The man was charged with recklessly endangering life, choking and strangulation in a domestic relationship, aggravated assault, possessing less than a trafficable quantity of a schedule two drug, contravening a domestic violence order and arson.

The woman was conveyed to the local clinic for smoke inhalation and injuries to her head and body when police arrived.

The man was remanded to appear in the Darwin Local Court on Friday.

In another unrelated incident, a group of youths have been arrested and charged after allegedly unlawfully entering a Smith Street business and stealing cash earlier this week.

The three boys, aged between 12 and 14, were all charged with aggravated burglary, serious breach of bail and property offences.

The group allegedly entered the licensed business at 9.15pm on Tuesday before fleeing to a service station nearby where they confronted the operator.

NT Police arrived at the service station but the youths had already fled the scene by the time they arrived.

Strike Force Trident detectives immediately identified the alleged offenders, arresting two of the youths on Wednesday morning and the final youth on Thursday.

They will appear in court at a later date.

Woman in hospital after broken glass attack in Coconut Grove

A woman who was allegedly assaulted using broken glass in Coconut Grove is in hospital while police work to find her alleged attackers.

NT Police Northern Watch Commander Tanya Woodcock said police were alerted to the incident shortly after midnight Tuesday.

Sergeant Woodcock said Territory Protective Services security staff found the woman at a block of units after she was allegedly cut and “punched and kicked”.

She said St John NT took the woman to hospital in a stable condition with “superficial wounds”.

Sergeant Woodcock said the incident had “indications” of domestic violence but police “have not got a formal complaint from the victim yet”.

She said police were searching for a man and woman in relation to the incident.

“We have not made arrests yet and there’s no reason to believe that the suspects in this will be assaulting or a danger to anyone else,” Sergeant Woodcock said.

Sergeant Woodcock said police also attended an attempted robbery in a Darwin City service station earlier in the night.

She said three men demanded cash from the sales attendant who refused and pushed a duress alarm.

“Security and police arrived shortly after and the three offenders fled empty-handed,” Sergeant Woodcock.

“We have no arrests yet but we certainly have some good lines of inquiry.

“We will be investigating that further today.”

Three boys charged with 56 crimes after alleged crime spree

Three boys are in custody charged with a total of 56 offences and police are searching for seven other people after a string of alleged property crimes at the weekend.

Northern Territory Police arrested the boys aged 12, 13 and 16 on Monday for their alleged involvement in three stolen cars, multiple break-ins and criminal damage that occurred across the Darwin CBD, northern suburbs and Palmerston.

The 12-year-old was charged with four counts of aggravated burglary into a building and one into a home, nine counts of damage to property, six counts of theft, three trespassing offences, an attempted aggravated burglary and a serious breach of bail.

He was also charged with a string of driving offences including driving drunk, not stopping after a crash, driving recklessly and dangerous driving during a police chase.

The 13-year-old was charged with two counts of aggravated burglary, four counts of damage to property, three counts of theft, two counts of trespass, driving unlicensed and without consent, and a serious breach of bail.

The 16-year-old was charged with two counts of aggravated burglary – one of a house and one of a building, attempted aggravated burglary, two counts of damaging property, two counts of theft, trespass, using a vehicle without consent and a serious breach of bail.

All were expected to appear in court on Tuesday.

Investigations are ongoing to identify the seven other people believed to have been involved in the crime spree.

Man charged over alleged domestic violence assault

A 32-year-old man has been charged over an alleged domestic violence assault in the Darwin city centre last week.

Police responded to reports of a disturbance at a Shell Petrol station on the corner of McMinn St and Daly St at about 10pm on Friday.

A 30-year-old woman was found nearby with cuts to her back.

She was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for treatment, where she remained in a stable condition on Saturday morning and was released from hospital a short time later.

The 32-year-old man was arrested and has been charged with breaching a domestic violence order and related violent offences.

He was remanded to appear in the Darwin Local Court on Monday.

Originally published as Man charged with assault, arson after domestic violence incident in Maningrida