A 19-year-old man has been charged with 18 domestic violence related offences including deprivation of liberty, assault occasioning bodily harm and breaches of a domestic violence order after a woman was allegedly assaulted and forcibly taken from her Doomadgee home in the early hours of Wednesday morning, January 20.
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Police said a man armed with a metal bar forced his way into a Marradgee Road address just after 4am, assaulting an 18-year-old woman several times before forcing her from the home.
Local police, with support from officers within the Mount Isa District, commenced investigations and a coordinated search for the missing woman, including searching the local area, visiting known associates and haunts.
At around 10.50am Wednesday police located the woman at an address in Burke St, Doomadgee.
The man fled on foot as officers arrived and was soon located and arrested by police in the nearby vicinity.
The woman received medical treatment and was later taken to Doomadgee Hospital for treatment to non-life-threatening injuries.
The Doomadgee man has been denied police bail and will remain in police custody until his appearance in the Doomadgee Magistrates Court Thursday on six counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, five counts of contravening a domestic violence order, two of deprivation of liberty and common assault and one count each of going armed so as to cause fear, enter dwelling with intent while armed and wilful damage.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
