CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force
An Iranian national appeared before the NSW Bail Division Court on Saturday (19 September, 2026) charged for allegedly assaulting another detainee at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre.
Police allege the man, 32, used an improvised weapon to wound a second man, 46, on Friday (18 September, 2026).
It's alleged the 32-year-old stabbed the other man in his arm and torso with a sharpened metal piece.
The weapon was seized by Australian Border Force officers and later recovered by the AFP.
The man was charged at Bankstown Police Station with one count of...