WA man charged with assault after allegedly restraining children with cable ties in Broome

Video shared on social media shows man in driveway arguing with members of the public who are encouraging him to untie the children

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A 45-year-old Western Australian man has been charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly tied three Aboriginal children together with cable ties in a Broome driveway on Tuesday afternoon.

Police were called to the home about 2.15pm on Tuesday 5 March after an alleged trespassing incident, to find a six-year-old girl and a seven-year-old boy tied up.