Belconnen, ACT, Sept. 9 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release:
Six people will face the ACT Magistrates Court today charged with various family violence offences.
A 38-year-old Higgins man has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting a family member under the age of 10 years old in March last year (2024).
Following a report of the alleged sexual assault in June this year (2025) and a subsequent investigation, police executed a search warrant at a residence in Higgins yesterday (Monday, 8 September 2025).
The man was arrested and has been charged with grooming a young person, aggravated act of indecency and aggravated sexual intercourse with a person under 10 years old.
A 59-year-old man has been charged with six counts of aggravated common assault and chokes, suffocates, strangles another person after allegedly assaulting his partner in their residence in August.
Police will allege the man pushed the woman's head into the bonnet of her car, shoved the woman against walls inside the residence multiple times causing a window to smash, and kneed her in the stomach.He was also charged with aggravated damage property.
In another incident, a 36-year-old Lyneham woman was arrested yesterday after allegedly stabbing her former partner in the shoulder with a fork.
She has been charged with aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
About 10:30pm last night (Monday, 8 September 2025), a 19-year-old Richardson man was arrested after allegedly smashing the bedroom window of his former partner and assaulting her friend with a hand saw.
He was charged with aggravated damage property and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Furthermore, a 57-year-old Oaks Estate man was arrested this morning after allegedly grasping and squeezing the throat of a family member and assaulting them last week.
He has been charged with aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm and choking, strangling, suffocating another person.
A 39-year-old Denman Prospect man has also been charged with aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm after allegedly striking his partner on the head multiple times last night (Monday 8 September 2025).
ACT Policing stands ready to assist victims experiencing family violence.
If you are in this situation - when it is safe to do so - please contact police on 131 444 or Triple Zero (000) in an emergency, or contact a support service who can assist with crisis support, safety planning and advice.
If you require assistance, you can contact:
* Triple Zero (000) in an emergency or life-threatening situation.
* Police Assistance on 131 444 if it is a non-emergency, but you require police assistance.
* The Domestic Violence Crisis Service provides a 24-hour crisis line, advice, safety planning and information every day of the year and can be reached on 02 6280 0900.
* The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre provides a 24-hour crisis line and can be contacted on 02 6247 2525
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