A newborn baby is taken to hospital with head injuries after a horror burglary at his home

A newborn baby has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries after a horror burglary in Alice Springs.

The two-month-old baby was being held by his mother when two youths broke into their house on Bokhara Street in Larapinta at 2.30pm on Wednesday.

One of the teenagers is said to have threatened the mother-of-four with a gun before lunging at her, injuring both the woman and her baby.

Police allege the other teen stole the woman’s keys and wallet while she was being attacked before they both fled in a vehicle.

Both teenagers, aged 16 and 17, were arrested less than two hours later.

The mother and child were rushed to Alice Springs Hospital before the baby was flown to Adelaide for treatment.

Regional crime detective Paul Lawson said the woman’s three other children had been at home during the ‘shocking attack’.

‘I’m shocked. The community is in shock. The first responders are shocked: this has to stop,” he said in a video shared on social media on Thursday.

The two-month-old baby was being held by his mother when two youths broke into their home on Bokhara Street (pictured) in Larapinta at 2.30pm on Wednesday.

Regional Crime Detective Chief Inspector Paul Lawson (pictured) said the woman’s three other children had been at home during the ‘shocking attack’

Detective Constable Lawson said officers attended ‘mass’ after police were notified.

“I would like to thank the first responders, mainly Alice Springs Police, for attending this incident and very quickly removing the perpetrators from the streets, protecting the community from further harm from these two.

“Our thoughts go out to the victims of this incident and their families. I can’t even think about what they’re going through.”

He urged anyone with information about the incident to contact police.

Both teenagers will appear in Alice Springs Local Court on Thursday.