Belconnen, ACT, May 28 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release:
A 15-year-old boy has been charged following the violent assault of a woman on a walking trail in Bonner on Monday.
About 10:15am on Monday (26 May 2025), a 59-year-old woman was jogging down Oak Hill on the Centenary Trail in Bonner when the 15-year-old boy allegedly grabbed her from behind and began assaulting her.
During the assault the teen allegedly choked the woman causing her to pass out for a short period of time. When she regained consciousness and tried to get away, he then struck the woman in the head. As a result, the woman fell to the ground where the boy continued assaulting the woman.
After the assault, the teen allegedly took the woman's phone and...