Police have arrested a second person in relation to the alleged assault of a woman and stolen vehicle incident in Pimlico on May 23.
Around 8.10pm, four unknown offenders allegedly assaulted a woman in her 50s in a shopping centre carpark on Woolcock Street.
The four offenders then allegedly stole the woman’s white Subaru XV and fled the scene.
The woman sustained bruising.
The stolen white Subaru XV was located on Ninth Avenue, Railway Estate early in the morning on May 24.
On May 26, police charged an 18-year-old woman from West End with unlawful entry of a motor vehicle for committing indictable offence using violence in company and unlawful use of a motor vehicle. She has been remanded in custody and is due to re-appear in Townsville Magistrates Court on June 11.
On May 24, a 13-year-old boy was charged with unlawful entry of a motor vehicle for committing indictable offence using violence in company and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
He was also charged with alleged offences that occurred on May 16 including enter dwelling and commit, enter premises with intent and unlawful use of motor vehicle in relation to an alleged offence at a Meenan Street, Garbutt address and he was charged with stealing for an alleged offence at a shopping centre in Pimlico. He was also charged with enter with intent in relation to an alleged offence that occurred between May 11 and May 16 at a business in Gardenia Avenue, Kirwan. He was remanded in custody to re-appear in Townsville Childrens Court on July 1.
Investigators continue to appeal to anyone who may have relevant information, CCTV or dashcam vision to contact them.
Investigations are ongoing.
