Further charges have been laid following an alleged home invasion in the state’s New England region earlier this month.
About 1.45am on Thursday 8 October 2026, officers attached to New England Police District were called to a home on Hunt Avenue, Armidale, following reports of a home invasion and assault.
Police arrived and were told a group of alleged intruders, armed with knives, had broken into the home and demanded car keys from the occupants.
A woman in her 40s was allegedly seriously assaulted with a baseball bat during the incident, suffering lacerations to her head and injuries to her arm and wrist.
The group then reportedly fled on foot after allegedly stealing mobile phones, a wallet, alcohol and other items from the occupants.
The woman was assessed by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Armidale Hospital in a stable condition for further treatment of head lacerations. She was later released.
A woman in her 70s and a man in his 20s were also present during the incident with no further injuries reported.
An 18-year-old man was arrested in Armidale on Thursday 15 October 2026 in relation to the incident. He remains before the courts.
Following further inquiries, about 3.30pm on Saturday 17 October 2026, police arrested two boys – aged 14 and 15 – at Armidale Police Station.
The older boy was charged with aggravated break and enter dwelling etc in company, and breach of bail. He was refused bail and appeared before a children’s court yesterday (Sunday 18 October 2026), where he was formally refused bail to reappear before a children’s court on Monday 26 October 2026.
The younger boy was charged with aggravated break and enter dwelling etc in company. He was granted strict conditional bail to appear before a children’s court on Thursday 10 December 2026.
Inquiries continue.
