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Three people have been charged with family violence offences following incidents during the weekend.
A 23-year-old Belconnen man was charged following alleged family violence offences on Saturday (25 October 2025). The man is alleged to have struck his partner with a weapon causing serious injuries.
He will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (27 October 2025) charged with acts endangering life – offensive weapon and aggravated recklessly inflict grievous bodily harm (FV).
Yesterday (Sunday, 26 October 2025) a 31-year-old Chisholm woman was arrested after allegedly hitting her partner in the face several times and choking him.
She will face the ACT Magistrates Court today charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and chokes, suffocates, strangles another person (FV).
A third person, a 30-year-old Kaleen man, has been charged with stalking and aggravated stalking after he allegedly attended his ex-partners house without invitation multiple times and contacted her numerous times leaving voicemails, sending text messages and videos.
He will attend the ACT Magistrates Court Today.
ACT Policing stands ready to assist victims experiencing family violence.
If you are in this situation – when it is safe to do so – please contact police on 131 444 or Triple Zero (000) in an emergency or contact a support service who can assist with crisis support, safety planning and advice.
If you require assistance, you can contact:
- Triple Zero (000) in an emergency or life-threatening situation.
- Police Assistance on 131 444 if it is a non-emergency, but you require police assistance.
- The Domestic Violence Crisis Service provides a 24-hour crisis line, advice, safety planning and information every day of the year and can be reached on 02 6280 0900.
- The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre provides a 24-hour crisis line and can be contacted on 02 6247 2525