Belconnen, ACT, May 5 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release:
ACT Policing has charged five Canberrans with various family violence offences, including assault, sexual assault and property damage, after several incidents over the weekend.
In one incident, a 20-year-old woman was charged after allegedly slapping and kicking her male partner in a Canberra nightclub on Sunday morning (4 May 2025).
Also on Sunday morning, a 70-year-old man was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting his female partner.
A 23-year-old woman was charged with possessing an offensive weapon with intent after allegedly threatening her partner with garden shears and assaulting him around midday Sunday.
In the other two incidents, a 37-year-old ma...