Axe Attack and Multiple Arrests After Violent Outbreak in Halls Creek; Extra Police Deployed Amid Community Unrest
Halls Creek, Australia — In a spate of violent incidents that gripped this remote northwestern town, eight individuals have been arrested and extra police deployed following an alleged axe assault among other disturbances. Law enforcement officials reported that six individuals allegedly attacked a 27-year-old man, with one assailant allegedly using an axe, leaving the victim severely injured. The incident has underscored the ongoing social troubles and rise in crime that Halls Creek, located about 2,700 …