Armed robbery, Raceview
A 21-year-old man has been charged with armed robbery after investigations into an incident at Raceview in the early hours of Sunday morning.
It is alleged that a group of teenage boys had an altercation with three men armed with various implements around 1am, in a park on Raceview Street.
The 21-year-old Raceview man was allegedly armed with a machete and stole a backpack belonging to one of the boys. The man allegedly punched the boy in the face before he ran away with the other men.
The boy was also allegedly hit across his legs with a stick being carried by another man. He received a chipped tooth during the incident.
The man is due to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court on March 3.
Police investigations are continuing in relation to the incident.
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