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Police charge Tennant Creek teenager with 21-year-old's stabbing murder

ABC Australia · Jun 13, 2026, 11:52 PM

Key takeaways

  • Northern Territory Police have charged a 17-year-old boy with murder following the death of a 21-year-old in Tennant Creek last week.
  • They said the man died following an "altercation" on Friday morning.
  • Last week, an NT Police spokesperson said officers received reports of a stabbing on Griggs Street in the town 500 kilometres north of Alice Springs at about 1:10am on June 12.

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Northern Territory Police have charged a 17-year-old boy with murder following the death of a 21-year-old in Tennant Creek last week. (ABC News: James Dunlevie)

Link copied Share Share article Northern Territory Police have charged a 17-year-old boy with murder after a 21-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death in Tennant Creek.

They said the man died following an "altercation" on Friday morning.

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