NT man charged with attempted murder in East Arnhem community

Two men in a remote Northern Territory community have been charged with aggravated assault, with one also being charged with attempted murder, following an attack on a woman on Saturday morning.

Northern Territory Police allege the pair, aged 23 and 29, attacked the 33-year-old woman, who suffered serious head injuries.

The 29-year-old has been charged with attempted murder.

The two men are alleged to have entered the woman’s home at about 2:20am.

A neighbour tried to help the woman, before being knocked unconscious.

NT Police arrested the two men after a search throughout the community, which has not been named.

They will appear in Darwin Local Court tomorrow.