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Home invasion in Bathurst, 28-year old man bashed with cricket bat

Jul 30, 2019

BATHURST, Central West, NSW, Australia – A 47-year old man fronted Bathurst Local Court on Monday after he allegedly took to a younger man with a cricket bat.

The attack took place on Friday morning around 7:30am, when the 47-year-old man entered a home on Howick Street at Bathurst and demanded money from the 28-year old man living there.

It is alleged the older man struck the 28-year-old several times with a cricket bat, before stealing a mobile phone and leaving the home.

Officers attached to Chifley Police District were alerted to the incident and commenced an investigation into the matter.

At 11.55am the same day, police arrested the man at a Webb Place address in West Bathurst.

He was taken to Bathurst Police Station where he was charged with aggravated robbery.

He was refused bail ahead of his appearance at Bathurst Local Court on Monday.

It is alleged the two men are known to one another, police said in a statement Monday.

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