Thursday 30 July 2020

Pair Charged, Allegedly Invading Upper Hunter Home Armed with Axe and Chainsaw

BY ISABEL EVERETT

Two people will face court today charged over an alleged aggravated break and enter at a home near  Muswellbrook.  

Police allege in a 36-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman – armed with an axe and a chainsaw – forced entry to a home on Grimes Street, Denman, about 30km south west of Muswellbrook, about 1.45pm on Wednesday July 29th. 

Four people – two men and two women – were inside the property at the time and contacted police.
No one was injured during the incident.

Officers from Hunter Valley Police District arrived a short time later and arrested the pair.

They were taken to Muswellbrook Police Station and charged with aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence.

Both were refused bail to face Muswellbrook Local Court on Thursday July 30th.