The Northern Territory Police Force is investigating the unlawful possession of OC spray after it was reportedly used by a 50-year-old male in Alice Springs early this morning.
Around 4:05am, police were notified that a person was being treated by St John Ambulance after OC spray had been used on them at a residential address in The Gap.
It is alleged the 57-year-old female victim had been sprayed with OC spray by a 50-year-old male during an altercation.
The parties are known to one another and no other injuries were reported to police.
Police attended and determined the OC spray had been purchased interstate and that the male was not eligible to possess OC spray in the Northern Territory.
The spray was seized and investigations into the exact circumstances of its deployment are still ongoing.
