Four more men arrested in relation to Yirrkala incident

Four more people have been arrested in relation to an incident in Yirrkala which resulted in the alleged stabbing death of a teenager

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy is dead and at least three others are in hospital after a large fight in the remote Territory town of Yirrkala. Picture: Google

Four more people have been arrested in relation to an incident in Yirrkala which resulted in the alleged stabbing death of a teenager.

Last Wednesday a 16-year-old boy died while three other men were injured during an alleged brawl at the North East Arnhem Land community.

The other three men were taken to hospital suffering stab wounds.

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Major Crime detectives identified four people who could help with their investigation into the injuries suffered by the other three men.

At 11.30am this morning two men, aged 21 and 35 were arrested in Yirrkala.

Following discussions with community members, a man aged 22 and a youth aged 17 handed themselves in to police in Nhulunbuy.

The four people will be interviewed this afternoon.

Investigations are continuing and police urge anyone with information to call 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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