Two teenagers charged over attack which hospitalised Alice Springs baby back in court
Two teenagers involved in an alleged home invasion which ended with a baby girl’s skull being fractured have returned before a judge in Alice Springs.
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A judge has kept two teenagers charged over crime which rocked Australia on remand – despite one applying for bail.
The teenage boys, aged 16 and 17, were back before the Judge at the Alice Springs Local Court on Thursday.
The duo have been on remand since their arrest in December last year in connection to a home invasion where an eight-week-old baby had their skull fractured.
On Thursday, the 17-year-old was kept on remand after a brief mention before Judge David Woodroffe.
The day before, Judge John McBride refused a bail application for the 16-year-old.
The 16-year-old then fronted Judge Woodroffe on Thursday, where he was again remanded in custody.
Both have been charged with aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, theft, and unlawfully causing serious harm.
They made their first court appearance after being arrested in Larapinta, Alice Springs, hours after two-month-old Antonia Siguenza and her mother Nicole were assaulted during a home invasion on Bokhara St, Larapinta.
The baby and mother – were flown to Adelaide for treatment for a fractured skull.
Antonia was allegedly struck while in the arms of her mother after a metal pole was swung at her mother’s face, and hit her cheek, before striking the baby’s head.
At their first court mention on December 12 last year, the court heard the 17-year-old had “multiple files”, some of which dated back to 2023.
Their matters will be back in court February 27, with the 16-year-old excused from attending if legally represented.
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