Officers from the Weipa Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), and Weipa and Aurukun General Duties have charged three people following an alleged assault on January 23.
It will be alleged at around 1pm, a group of five people attended a rural property on Peninsula Developmental Road at Mission River, for work purposes.
It is further alleged three people not known to them approached the group and threatened them with weapons.
Police will also allege the group was then made to dig a hole, before they were permitted to leave the area.
On January 29, police charged the three people with a total of 53 offences.
A 35-year-old Weipa man was charged with five counts each of going armed to cause fear, deprivation of liberty and threats, and one count each of serious assault of a person over 60 and unlawful entry of a vehicle for committing indictable offence (while armed and in company).
A 27-year-old Rocky Point woman was charged with five counts each of going armed to cause fear, deprivation of liberty and threats, and one count of wilful damage.
A 64-year-old Mission River man was charged with five counts each of going armed to cause fear, deprivation of liberty and threats, and one count each of serious assault person over 60, possessing dangerous drug, possession of utensil, fail to take reasonable care and precaution in respect of syringe needle, failure to appear in accordance with bail undertaking.
All three were refused bail and are expected to appear in the Weipa Magistrates Court yesterday, January 30.
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