Tag: Assault
Police taser teen in Sydney scuffle
Police have used a Taser gun on a Sydney teenager, after a scuffle with officers in the city's east.[MORE]
Man charged over Brisbane police assaults
A man has been charged after allegedly assaulting two police officers in Brisbane's north.[MORE]
Youths assault man in Palmerston
Police say a 36-year-old man was assaulted in Palmerston last night.[MORE]
Worker bitten in bottle shop robbery
A 20-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl have been charged over a robbery and scuffle at a liquor shop at Caboolture, north of Brisbane last night.[MORE]
Three arrested over Palmerston assaults
Police have arrested three teenage boys over two assaults in the Palmerston suburb of Gray earlier this week.[MORE]
DPP to appeal against sentences in child abuse case
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is appealing against the sentences handed down to a Perth couple who imprisoned a 6-year-old boy in their garage.[MORE]
Carer says disabled victim
The carer of an intellectually disabled man who was robbed on a Perth street says the victim is petrified and cried himself to sleep last night.[MORE]
Bra Boy Abberton jailed in Hawaii
Bra Boy surf gang leader Koby Abberton has been handcuffed and escorted to jail in Hawaii to serve a three day sentence for assaulting an off-duty police officer outside a Honolulu nightclub.[MORE]
Paedophile returns to live next door to victim
New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees says a Sydney girl was not told a man who had sexually assaulted her was moving next door to her, because she was not on a victim's register.[MORE]
Woman bashed after disturbing thieves
Police say a woman was bashed with a bottle after discovering two teenagers searching through her car at a bowls club in Toowoomba's south last night.[MORE]
Man charged with 'grooming girl for sex'
New South Wales Police have laid charges against a man who allegedly tried to groom a young girl for sex over the internet.[MORE]
Police sting nets man 'grooming girl for sex'
Police say they expect to charge a Sydney man with trying to groom a girl for sex over the Internet. [MORE]
Bird set for three-day hearing in April
NRL star Greg Bird faces a three-day hearing in April next year over an alleged assault on his girlfriend.[MORE]
Man charged with murder of Geraldton charity worker
Police have charged a 49-year-old man with the murder of Geraldton charity worker Joseph Hollomby.[MORE]
Bird assault charge dropped
Prosecutors have dropped the charge of maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm against rugby league star Greg Bird.[MORE]
Taser used to end Hunter siege
Hunter Valley police in New South Wales have deployed a Taser stun gun for the first time, on the same day the state's Ombudsman warned about the safety of the weapons.[MORE]
Gang of youths attack three people
NT police are looking for a gang of youths who attacked three people in Palmerston last night.[MORE]
Stabbing accused remanded in custody
A 32-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in the Hervey Bay Magistrates court charged with two counts of attempted murder.[MORE]
Man released after sentence appeal upheld
A Canberra man charged with assaulting a custodial officer in the Belconnen Remand Centre has been re-sentenced after an appeal against his jail sentence was upheld.[MORE]
Police quiz man over double stabbing
Police are questioning a man over a double stabbing in Hervey Bay in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Father found not guilty of assaulting daughter's boyfriend
An ACT Supreme Court jury has found a 47-year-old Canberra man not guilty of assaulting his daughter's former partner.[MORE]
Alcohol-related crime drops in Bendigo CBD
Statistics on antisocial behaviour from weekends in the Bendigo CBD show the number of charges for damages and alcohol consumption infringements have dropped.[MORE]
Man charged over hotel glassing
A 23-year-old man from Cobar is due to appear in the Broken Hill Local Court in western New South Wales next month over a glassing incident in a hotel last week.[MORE]
Most Britons think children are 'animals'
More than 50 per cent of Britons think the country's children are beginning to behave like animals and many believe they are increasingly a danger to adults and each other, according to a poll released said.[MORE]
