Major update on baby injured in horrific home invasion

The father of a newborn baby who was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after a horrific home invasion in Alice Springs has spoken out for the first time.

The two-month-old baby was being held by his mother when two youths broke into their house on Bokhara Street in Larapinta at 2.30pm on Wednesday.

One of the teenagers is said to have threatened the mother-of-four with a gun before lunging at her, injuring both the woman and her baby.

Police allege the other teen stole the woman’s keys and wallet while she was being attacked before they both fled in a vehicle.

The mother and child were rushed to Alice Springs Hospital before the baby was flown to Adelaide to be treated for a skull fracture.

Both teenagers were arrested within two hours afterwards and are expected to appear in Alice Springs Local Court later today.

The child’s father told NT News his daughter was ‘currently stable’.

He said he was ‘overwhelmed and stunned’ by the support from the local community and thanked police for their quick response.

It followed the alleged burglary of a mother-of-four’s home in Larapinta (photo police at the scene), which left a two-month-old girl with a fractured skull.

Meanwhile, an angry local resident has targeted Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro following the alleged home invasion as she prepared to address the media.

Mrs. Finocchiaro, was confronted outside Alice Springs police station by anti-crime campaigner Darren Clarke, who demanded her resignation.

“Lia Finocchiaro has moved her press conference indoors because she doesn’t want to face the people of Alice Springs waiting here for her,” Mr Clarke shouted.

“You promised to keep this community safe, it was your first order of business, you did nothing and now you won’t let people see you here.”

Ms Finocchiaro won the NT election in August this year thanks to a campaign that promised to crack down on growing youth crime in the top tier.

Regional Crime Detective Chief Inspector Paul Lawson described the alleged attack as a “shocking incident” in a video posted by NT Police late on Wednesday night.

“I would like to thank the first responders, especially Alice Springs Police, for their attendance at this incident and very quickly removing the perpetrators from the streets, protecting the community from further harm from these two,” he said.

“Our thoughts go out to the victims of this incident and their families. I can’t even think about what they’re going through.

“I’m shocked that the community is in shock, the first responders are in shock, this has got to stop.”