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Two Boys Arrested Over Alleged Assault at Adelaide Youth Detention Centre

From ABC Australia · () English

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  • South Australian police arrested two teenagers, aged 15 and 17, after an alleged assault at the Adelaide Youth Training Centre on Sunday night.
  • Police said the boys barricaded themselves in a room with alleged makeshift weapons, assaulted a Youth Justice worker and caused extensive damage.
  • The staff member suffered minor injuries, and the teenagers were charged with aggravated assault, property damage and aggravated affray.

Two teenagers have been arrested after allegedly assaulting a staff member and damaging part of the Adelaide Youth Training Centre.

makeshift weapons

· South Australia PolicePolice used the description in alleging that the teenagers were armed when they barricaded themselves in a room.

South Australia Police said STAR Group officers went to the Cavan facility after being called at about 8 p.m. on Sunday. The boys, aged 15 and 17, had allegedly barricaded themselves inside a room and were armed with what police described as makeshift weapons.

Police allege the teenagers assaulted a Youth Justice worker and caused extensive damage within part of the centre. The staff member sustained minor injuries.

and were causing extensive damage within a section of the centre

· South Australia PolicePolice described the alleged damage during the incident at the youth training centre.

STAR Group officers entered the room at about 9:55 p.m. and arrested both teenagers “without further incident.” They were charged with aggravated assault, property damage and aggravated affray, and are expected to appear in Adelaide Youth Court.

without further incident

· South Australia PolicePolice described the arrests after officers entered the room where the teenagers had barricaded themselves.
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