Belconnen, ACT, Jan. 26 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release:
A 28-year-old man will face court today charged with assault after allegedly striking two people on the head with a hammer in the city overnight.
About 12:30am this morning (Monday, 26 January 2026), the man approached a group of people on City Walk and became involved in a verbal altercation with several individuals.
He then engaged in a physical altercation with another man, during which it is alleged he removed a hammer from his jumper pocket and struck a second man and a woman on the head before fleeing the scene.
The second man and the woman were transported to hospital with serious injuries.
About 1am, police located the man on Alinga Street in the City. ...