Shocking images have emerged of a group of attackers beating a single mother in front of her son in a troubled inland city.
In the video, which was allegedly filmed a fortnight ago in the remote community of Nauiyu on the Northern Territory’s Daly River, 250 kilometers south of Darwin, even young women and teenagers broke down a door to reach their victim.
After the flimsy door came loose from its hinges, the indigenous woman inside received a series of brutal blows to the head from the first attacker before being attacked by a swarm of assailants.
The woman was savagely beaten before falling to the ground where she was helpless while her attackers He continued to trample and hit her.
She was heard screaming as her attackers punched and kicked her, as well as pulling her hair as she desperately tried to defend herself.
The woman’s young son is believed to have been present during the attack.
Horrific images have emerged of a group of attackers attacking a single mother in a troubled Outback town.
The mother is heard screaming as her attackers unleashed punches and kicks on her, as well as pulling her hair as she desperately tried to defend herself.
Darren Clark is an administrator for the group Action for Alice, which highlights issues in Alice Springs and the Northern Territory.
He said this type of chaos has become a normal part of life in the confines of the Top End.
“This violence happens far too often in remote communities,” he told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday night.
“If this were in a regional center or a major city, there would be a national outcry, but all we find with this violence is absolute crickets.”
Daily Mail Australia has contacted NT Police for further comment.
Locals said the brutal beating was in retaliation for a comment the woman made about a deceased man, according to The Australian.
“There’s a war zone in Australia that no one knows about,” said one local.
Last Tuesday, Nauiyu was attacked by up to 25 people armed with shotguns, axes and crossbows. Four people were injured, including a child who was also shot with an arrow in the abdomen.
The mother is heard screaming as her attackers unleashed punches and kicks on her, as well as pulling her hair as she desperately tried to defend herself.
Several houses and cars were also set on fire.
Video taken of the attack showed a stolen vehicle speeding through a scattered crowd before crashing into a house, which burst into flames.
An eight-month-old baby was reportedly inside the home at the time, although he had already been rescued by the time police arrived.
Alice Springs has been under a curfew since March 27 after an angry mob took to the streets and laid siege to a hotel.
The curfew was lifted on April 16 and the Territory government created a new squad of 18 police officers stationed in Alice Springs to respond to any signs of public disorder.
Alice Springs has been under a curfew since March 27 after an angry mob took to the streets and laid siege to a hotel.
The curfew was lifted on April 16 after the NT Government created a new squad of 18 police officers stationed in Alice Springs to respond to public disorder.
Video taken from another incident showed a stolen vehicle speeding through a scattered crowd before crashing into a house, which burst into flames.