A 29-year-old Tongan man faced Bankstown Local Court on 7 August 2025 after allegedly stabbing a security officer at the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre.
The man, who was awaiting deportation for visa breaches, is accused of using an improvised weapon to wound the officer during an incident at the facility on 6 August 2025.
NSW Police arrested the man and took him to Bankstown Police Station, where the matter was referred to the Australian Federal Police.
AFP investigators have charged him with reckless wounding under section 35(4) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), an offence carrying a maximum penalty of seven years’ imprisonment.
Police bail was refused, and he is scheduled to reappear at Bankstown Local Court today (8 August).
The injured security officer was treated on-site before being taken to Auburn Hospital. He was later discharged after receiving treatment for minor injuries.
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