The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has reported that a 55-year-old man faces charges for allegedly attempting to cause serious harm to his 5-year-old stepdaughter. It is claimed that he inflicted wounds on the child using a cane knife.
This incident is part of the ODPP’s Serious Crime (Non-Sexual Violence Offences) Statistics for August 2024, which indicate that 18 individuals were charged with a total of 28 non-sexual violence offenses during that month. According to the report, there are 14 victims among these offenses, with six cases involving related parties.
Additionally, a 48-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his 76-year-old father, whom he allegedly stabbed multiple times, leading to his father’s death. In another case, a 33-year-old man faces charges for allegedly causing serious harm to his 34-year-old de facto partner using a spade. He is also charged with breaching a domestic violence restraining order and violating a suspended sentence.
A 34-year-old man was charged with causing grievous harm and attempted arson after allegedly injuring his 39-year-old brother with a spade and trying to set his brother’s house on fire. Furthermore, a 25-year-old man was charged with an act intended to cause grievous harm to a 48-year-old man, following an altercation where he reportedly punched and kicked the victim.
There is also a case involving a 44-year-old man charged with assault causing actual bodily harm to his de facto partner, along with charges of aggravated burglary and criminal intimidation. This case included allegations of cash and various items being stolen during a series of aggravated robbery and burglary incidents, which involved both residential and commercial break-ins, as well as street muggings.
In a separate incident, a 24-year-old, a 34-year-old, a 20-year-old, and a 19-year-old man were each charged with aggravated robbery for allegedly stealing a mobile phone from a 14-year-old boy.
Additionally, a 31-year-old man has been charged with unlawful cultivation and possession of illicit drugs after allegedly cultivating 94 cannabis sativa plants and possessing over 3,068 grams of the substance. Another individual, a 30-year-old man, was also charged with the unlawful cultivation of illicit drugs for allegedly growing 347 cannabis sativa plants.