In confronting footage posted online, the young alleged victim appears to be curled up on the ground trying to protect himself as three others kick, punch and hit him with an axe. 9News
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested over an alleged axe attack on another teenage boy in Alice Springs.
"Do you think you're tough ganging up on him? Wake up to yourself," the man said. Almost 3000 of the 30,000 Alice Springs residents attended a meeting to address the intensifying crime wave gripping the town. Fed-up Alice Springs locals have flocked to a crisis meeting to discuss a crime wave plaguing the outback town.
"The big thing about tonight is to be able to walk away knowing that we as a group have got each other's back," Thompson said.Alice Springs is experiencing a crime problem that's causing people to leave in droves.He told 9News he hoped the national attention the town was receiving would lead to change.
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