A 31-year-old man from Banks has been charged by ACT Policing with assault and driving offences following two separate incidents on the weekend. 

About 9.30pm on Friday 17 November, a grey BF Ford Falcon was parked in a Majura Park car park. The driver of the Ford, who was nearby, observed a white Toyota Landcruiser drive into the rear of his vehicle, causing significant damage. 

The driver of the white Toyota Landcruiser, the 31-year-old Banks man, left the location and failed to provide details with the driver of the Ford. 

Later that evening, at about 1.40am on Saturday 18 November, a group of people were sitting in the front yard of their residence in Kingston, when three men approached the group. 

The 31-year-old man from Banks was holding a knife and a hammer in his hand. 

Police will allege the man then struck one of the people sitting at the Kingston residence with a hammer in the face and back of the head, and repeatedly threatened them. 

Upon police arriving, the group of men took off. Police located them in the white Toyota Landcruiser a short time later in Kingston. 

The 31-year-old Banks man was breath tested at the scene, later returning a breath analysis reading of 0.144, almost three times the legal limit of 0.05.  

The man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today, Thursday 23 November, charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, reckless threat to kill a person, damage property, and driving-related charges. 

ACT Policing advises that investigations into the incident are continuing and further charges may be laid. 

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