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Police have launched an investigation following the sexual assault of a woman aged in her 80s near Maitland overnight.
Officers were told the woman was walking in Brooklyn Park between Kilkenny Circuit and Chelmsford Drive at about 7:30pm when she was forced to the ground by a male who attempted to sexually assault her.
The male fled and the woman contacted a family member who then alerted police. She was taken to hospital for treatment.
Strike Force Bosgar has been established to investigate. Police would like to speak with a teenage boy having a dark complexion, wearing a black t-shirt and black shorts who as seen leaving the scene on a push scooter.
Anyone with information or footage is being urged to contact Maitland Police or Crime Stoppers.
