Fourth Person Charged Over Violent Hawks Nest Home Invasion

BY ISABEL EVERETT

A fourth person has now been charged over an alleged home invasion at Hawks Nest in June.

At about 10.30pm on June 30, a 78-year-old man opened the door of his home on Booner Street to three men, before he was allegedly assaulted and stabbed in the abdomen.

The group then made their way upstairs and allegedly assaulted a 53-year-old man before stabbing him in the back and neck multiple times.

A 30-year-old man was arrested at The Entrance Police Station on Monday 24 August.

He was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with two counts of special aggravated enter dwelling with intent to wound.

He was refused bail to appear at Wyong Local Court today on Tuesday.

Two men – aged 22 and 46 – and a 30-year-old woman have also been charged in relation to the incident; they remain before the courts.

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. 

Motive behind Violent Home Invasion a Mystery

BY JESSICA ROUSE

A man is recovering in hospital after a violent home invasion at Waratah West overnight.

Police say the 20-year-old man walked out the front of his Dover Crescent unit at about 2am this morning and smashed a guitar in the street.

He then walked back into the unit, followed by several other people who allegedly assaulted him.

He was taken to the John Hunter Hospital with a laceration to the back of his head.

There's no description of the offenders, and the motive is still not known.

Man Attacked During Terrifying Random Home Invasion At Elermore Vale

BY IAN CROUCH

A couple have endured a frightening home invasion at Elermore Vale overnight.

The 63-year-old man and 61-year-old woman were asleep in their Orion Close home at about 11.00pm when they were woken by noises inside the house.

Inspector Michael Gorman says four unknown men then forced the bedroom door open and started attacking the man as he lay in bed.

"...one of whom we believe had some sort of weapon, possible a bat. The males have then run out of the premises and taken some electrical items with them when they've gone," he said.

The 63-year-old was taken to the John Hunter Hospital where he is being treated for facial bruising and possible facial fractures.

Home invasion in Weston overnight

BY JARROD MELMETH

Police are on the hunt for three men following a home invasion, where a shotgun was fired overnight at Weston. 

The men with their faces covered and reportedly armed with a machete and a shotgun forced open the front door of a home on Fourth Street, at around 10:30pm on Monday night.

The men confronted a 69-year-old male resident inside the home and demanded money before assaulting him. A 52-year-old woman in the home was also assaulted during the incident.

After leaving the premises with a small amount of cash, the men discharged the shotgun into the front door, narrowly missing the female resident.

The three men were last seen leaving the scene in a small silver or dark-coloured hatchback.
The man was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for a bruised eye and a swollen jaw and nose, while the woman received cuts and bruises to her face.

Both did not require hospitalisation and are seeking further medical treatment today.

Police from Central Hunter Local Area Command established a crime scene and have commenced investigations into the incident which is believed to be targeted.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Maitland Police or Crime Stoppers.

Another man arrested over violent East Maitland home invasion

BY JESSICA ROUSE

A second man has been arrested over a violent home invasion in East Maitland on Monday night.

Central Hunter Police arrested a 17-year-old boy at Seaham yesterday - he's since been granted bail and will face the Children's Court next month.

The boy is allegedly one of three people who forced their way into a home in Curtain Street earlier this week, punching and kicking a 20-year-old man to the ground.

19-year-old Jordan Hillier who was arrested by police on Molly Morgan Drive shortly after the home invasion, fronted Maitland Local Court yesterday.

He was granted strict conditional bail and the matter was adjourned to Newcastle Local Court on May 31.