NT Releases Knife Crime Reduction Strategy

NT Releases Knife Crime Reduction Strategy
Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles speaks to the media during a press conference outside Parliament in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia on Apr. 9, 2021. AAP Image/Aaron Bunch
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The Northern Territory  (NT) Labor Government has released a Knife Crime Reduction Strategy to assist current initiatives tackling knife crime in the Territory.

The Strategy released on Aug. 29 comes after the alleged stabbing of 20-year-old Declan Laverty in March 2023 by Keith Kerinauia, 19, who was out on bail for aggravated assault. Kerinauia was charged with murder and will stand trial in the Supreme Court.

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