Two teenage boys have been charged and a third is in custody after a woman was reportedly raped in her own house while her partner was held in Knifepoint.
It is claimed that the three boys were broken into in a Manunda house in Cairns and threatened a man and woman, in the thirty, with a knife around 3.30 a.m. on Friday.
The police claim that the teenagers demanded ownership and then sexually abused the woman between 10 and 15 minutes before they fled on foot.
Officers of the Tactical Crime Squad and Dog Squad responded to the incident and arrested two teenagers in McCormack Street at around 4.30 a.m.
The 15-year-old and 16-year-old boys are both accused of eleven offenses each.
These include five counts of rape, two counts each of the armed robbery and the hardship of freedom, one count each of coming in and committing and living with intention through break at night while he is armed in company.
Another boy, also 15, was later found at a separate Manunda address just after 5.45 pm.
The third teenager still has to be charged, but the other two are expected to be confronted with Cairns Children's Court on Saturday.
It is said that three teenagers broke into the house of a few in Cairns and demanded ownership before they had a woman sexually abused while holding her partner at 3.30 pm on Friday
Detective inspector Kevin Goan said it was one of the worst alleged violations that he had encountered in 38 years while he worked as a detective
Detective inspector Kevin Goan said that the alleged incident was 'one of the most disgusting acts' that he had been known as a detective in his 38 years.
“The effects of the offensive will have a significant impact on two victims and our deepest sympathies will go to those two victims,” ​​says Goan, the courier post reports.
'While a male perpetrator has held or held the male resident in the house, the two others accompanied the female resident at Knifepoint to an outlying area where she is sexually abused.
“I can say that this is terrible. If a young couple is in bed, to let their house invade through three intruders and for the male to be held on KnifePoint, while his partner is subject to sexual attacks while her attackers are also armed. '
Queensland -Prime Minister David Crisafulli described the alleged incident as 'sickening and moving'.
Detectives do not believe that the parties were known each other prior to the alleged attack.
At least two of the teenagers are supposed to help officers with their questions.
Researchers believe that there are no further outstanding people, but their investigations remain underway.
