 The situation was that two women were out having a meal in town and they left the casino and they were just in the average street area of the casino when they were approached by a group of persons for a cigarette, a conversation ensured during which that devolved into a physical assault upon the two women. Now what we wish to do is obviously a complaint's been made in regards to the injuries suffered by the victims of the assault and we've released some images of the persons of interest at the investigation and what we'd be requesting is anyone who may recognize these women the images are quite good quality and particularly of the larger of the two women should well be recognized to a whole range of people in this community so what we're requesting is for that information to be conveyed to either the can see I'll be directly Cans bullies or the crime stoppers. In what manner were they assaulted? This is just a physical physical blows I believe a cigarette was afflicted on one of the women which caused a minor burn it was just a general melee type of assault that they were subject to. Did the women suffer any major injuries? Oh look there was bruising and in general contusions that they were associated with with the assault and then a minor burn injury from the cigarette it wasn't inherently you know a serious serious injuries albeit this is unprovoked assault people just going about their business they should be able to do that but it to gain it's more of the nature of the assault that you know here we've got two women just going about their business attacked and we'd like to resolve it you know it's it's certainly everyone's interest that we try to suppress this type of activity. Was there any motive behind it? No no it appears to be just you know they've they've been approached with cigarettes there's been a discussion you know and they're presumably alcohols involved and at least by the offenders part it was late at night on a Thursday evening at about 11 30 p.m. so so yeah it appears to be just some level of alcohol-fueled violence. Is it becoming any more of a problem than it has been? I mean to people who come to the city to behave themselves and have a good time needs to be a bit more aware? Oh well look and unfortunately there have been a number of incidents recently where where assaults have occurred that have been alcohol related they occur from time to time you know it's unfortunately it's a bit a part of the streetscape almost that you that these there is violence associated with alcohol consumption I don't think it's any more prevalent than it has been historically I think you know if this you know a party scene with alcohol violence infection and unfortunately it's a national problem it it goes hand-in-hand with it. What about the fact that there's women involved is that shocking? Well it actually has been a bit of a trend recently where there have been quite a number of women associated with with this activity that that is a bit of a is a change in trend I suppose of late over the last number of years and women appear to be probably possibly consuming more alcohol and certainly there's a little violence of it which is which is which is unusual but has been a trend over the last few years I think it has been noted actually in a range of studies that women are becoming more involved in this sort of situation which I I suppose historically it was it was a bit of a milder mind. What about the fact that many of them are indigenous as well? Oh look I don't know if that's any particular any particular trends in that regard all we know is that these women are indigenous but certainly there are a daily a range of assaults that don't involve indigenous people in this community in this particular instance they are. What are police doing to tackle these trends amongst women and more broadly violence in camps? Oh look there is a range of initiatives there is a range of alcohol control plans certainly we we in in conjunction with the licensed premises in town have got a range of activities to reduce the degree of intoxication to control or at least attempt to control the amount of alcohol consumption certainly we're increasing our patrols we're out there as much as we possibly can be but unfortunately these things will will happen you know police can't be everywhere unfortunately people have got to some degree be responsible for their own actions it happens if we want alcohol community almost this is this is a consequence. Do you think we need to go a step further? Oh look to some degree I think you know historically I haven't been but I think that you know certainly the violence that's associated with alcohol now is becoming clear it's it's it's a significant problem it's a significant problem statewide I think everyone's aware of it and there are a range of programs in it effort to reduce it it's it is a problem. Those pictures are extremely clear here if you're a cruel causing trouble going out and want to dump someone are you stupid to do that in camps given the quality of the violence in the city? Well you know it's it certainly should act as a deterrent to anyone who thinks about it but unfortunately thought and alcohol did not necessarily go hand-in-hand so these matters are usually not premeditated it's regrettably just this situation that arises through interaction between people so and and I believe the research indicates that it doesn't necessarily act as a deterrent but what it does do it helps us hopefully to clear these offenses when they occur and by arguably that two-pronged attack you know the fact that the people have been recorded and they have been brought to justice expeditiously I would think is it was a great level of deterrent and hopefully give people pause to consider their actions that there probably is we may be caught so hopefully that will discourage them and which is what this effort's about here to get those images out there and and to bring these people before the courts and and communicate to them that quite simply we aren't going to tolerate it. Just one question probably back to Erika there was an article in the post that we go to that it appears on the surface that a lot of people are too afraid to call with information obviously it's bloke who found Erika at the bus stop is that a problem that you're facing in the moment or is this just an isolated situation? Oh look I don't think there's any evidence anyone is particularly concerned about providing us with information. We're getting a range of information I don't think there's there's no evidence that I'm aware of that people withholding information because of some level of a Euro concern. No, so I'd disagree.