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Aussie correctional officer hospitalized after three juvenile offenders attack, escape

The condition of the officer is currently unknown, and the juvenile offenders are still at large

By C1 Staff

ALICE SPRINGS, Australia — An Alice Springs Detention Center correctional officer has been hospitalized after being attacked by three escaping juvenile offenders.

The Herald Sun reports that the three 16-year-olds were identified as Anton Wilson, Bennett Briscoe and Liam Ryan.

The injuries the officer suffered have not been made public, and his current condition inside the hospital is not known. It is also unclear if the officer was working alone when the offenders attacked.

Family members have seen the three escaped offenders, and police are still appealing to the public for information leading to their capture.