Wadeye was created in the middle of nowhere to give local Aboriginals a 'better' life. Now there's 22 clans at war in the township - and there's no end in sight to the brutal violence
(Australia)https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10784597/Wadeye-Northern-Territory-burns-22-clans-war-brutal-tribal-rivalry-violence.htmlRemote Northern Territory township has been torched as rival clans clash
Savage gangs arms with machetes, axes and hammers roam the local streets
One man died after being speared in head and another shot by a bow and arrow
Hundreds are now hiding out in the bush after being burned out of their homes
Town home to heavy metal gangs Megadeath Mob, Slayer Boys, Kylie Girls
The township was originally founded as a Roman Catholic mission station by Father Richard Docherty in 1935
In 2022, mass unrest started over the death of a 32-year-old man on April 19, after he was allegedly attacked by an 18-year-old man. The teen was charged with manslaughter.[3][4] Violence escalated between the 22 clan groups[5] over the incident that resulted in a man reportedly being killed with a spear in the head, a total of 37 homes being extensively damaged by fire in arson attacks and 125 of Wadeye's 288 properties needing repairs according to the Northern Territory government. All told, 545 residents have been forced from their homes since tensions escalated in April with violence still ongoing.[6] In June 2022, total of sixteen eight bows and six crossbows were stolen in Darwin and used in Wadeye to injure at least four men.
