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Violence erupts again in a war-torn inner city known for crossbow attacks, when cops called in for a stabbing are forced to bring in reinforcements.
- Cops have been stoned in a notoriously violent inner city
- Policewoman hit in the head during attack in Wadeye, 400 km from Darwin
- Violence throughout the interior region has intensified in recent months.
- Wadeye Township has seen gangs out of control, families at war, and riots.
- Gangs seen with machetes, axes and hammers roam the streets of the city.
- Four men were shot with arrows in a violent community clash in June
Police officers in the Northern Territory have been attacked by a mob of people in a remote troubled tribal community, with one officer suffering a head injury.
Police were called to an incident in Wadeye, 400 kilometers southwest of Darwin, on Thursday night after a man was allegedly attacked with a knife.
Presumably, a group of people threw stones at the officers at the scene, injuring a policewoman, who received a blow to the forehead and suffered a 2-cm cut.
Violence has escalated throughout the Wadey region (pictured, gangs of locals armed with axes, hammers, machetes and a crossbow roam the streets of Wadeye)
Most of the violence in the region has stemmed from Wadeye (pictured is a man seen with an arrow through his forearm believed to be in the rural town of Wadeye)
The officers were forced to flee the area, but returned a short time later with more police officers, who helped disperse the mob.
The man who had allegedly been assaulted was found at the scene.
He suffered a cut leg and was taken to the local medical clinic for treatment, along with the injured officer.
Wadeye was at the center of violent clashes between rival indigenous clans earlier this year.
Terrifying photographs of the township revealed the extent of the war between the tribal rivals.
Compared by some to the ‘Wild West’, the community has seen pitched battles after dark between rival gang members circling the streets and setting houses and vehicles on fire.
About 40 homes in Wadeye were burned down and abandoned earlier this year, with some armed thugs stopping during the violence to pose for pictures.
At least four men were shot in the legs and arms with arrows in what is believed to have been a violent confrontation in Wadeye in June.
Gangs of locals armed with axes, hammers, iron bars and machetes have roamed the streets looking for victims, with authorities seemingly powerless to stop them.
Around 40 houses were burned down and abandoned earlier this year, with some armed thugs posing for photographs in front of the burning properties.
Shocking video footage showed locals looting buildings, seizing expensive computer equipment and then jubilantly destroying it.
In June, at least four men were pierced through their arms and legs by arrows fired from crossbows during a violent clash in the city.
Wadeye is a remote inland municipality 420 km southwest of Darwin in the Northern Territory
The township was developed to bring together Aboriginal people from remote communities so that they could have access to modern facilities.
Two men were captured aiming crossbows at each other and shooting.
Gruesome images surfaced on social media showing the arrows piercing the forearm, shoulder and shin of separate victims.
Commander Kylie Anderson said police have been working “extraordinarily hard” to keep Wadeye residents safe following the latest incident.
“The fact that one of those residents chose to deliberately harm an officer is completely reprehensible and police are currently working to identify everyone involved,” he said.
Wadeye is one of the largest Aboriginal communities in the NT, home to some 3,000 people from 22 clans and seven language groups.
It is also situated in one of Australia’s most deprived regions, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and is experiencing violent riots requiring significant police intervention.