ABC News: Tristan Hooft
)Northern Territory Police say a 17-year-old is undergoing emergency surgery at Royal Darwin Hospital after being allegedly stabbed in the back with a 38-centimetre blade in the early hours of the morning.
Police said they were called to a domestic disturbance in Karama about 12:10am, where they found the teenager with the large blade still lodged in his lower back.
A 20-year-old-man was taken to the Palmerston Watchhouse and will be charged today, police said.
NT Police watch commander Len Turner said the incident was believed to be domestic violence-related.
A statement from NT Police this morning said the alleged offender was known to the victim.
Police are calling for any witnesses to the incident to come forward.
