A child has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after they were allegedly assaulted by a man in the Northern Territory.
Police say the 26-year-old man was intoxicated when he assaulted the child with a blunt weapon in the small town of Tennant Creek over the weekend.
The child suffered serious injuries and was transported by Royal Flying Doctor Service to the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
The man has been charged with cause serious harm.
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He will appear in Alice Springs Local Court on Tuesday.
Police say the man was intoxicated when he assaulted the child with a blunt weapon in the small town of Tennant Creek over the weekend (stock image)
