A 22-year-old man has been charged in relation to a wounding incident at Claremont last Friday, Tasmania Police said in a statement today. “The man, from New Norfolk, handed himself into police on Saturday afternoon. Investigations continued, and he was charged late on Sunday, August 16.
Police say the man appeared in court today on charges including causing grievous bodily harm; common assault; recklessly discharging a firearm; possessing a firearm when not the holder of a firearm licence; aggravated burglary; and breach of bail conditions.
“A man in his 20s who received a gunshot wound in the incident remains in the Royal Hobart Hospital in a serious condition,” police said.
A 23-year-old New Norfolk man who was arrested and charged over the same incident in Claremont has since died in custody and the matter is under investigation. Condolences to all concerned.
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