A man has been charged in Dubbo over an alleged serious assault and robbery in the state’s Far West on the weekend.
About 2:00pm on Sunday (13 September) emergency services were called to a home on Argent Street, Broken Hill, following reports a man had been assaulted and robbed.
Police arrived and found a man in his 80s with serious assault injuries.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the man before he was taken to Broken Hill Hospital in a stable condition for further treatment of head injuries and fractured ribs.
Police were told a man, known to the older man, had allegedly demanded money and threatened him with a knife before assaulted him and stealing an amount of cash.
A crime scene was established at the scene, and detectives commenced an investigation into the incident.
Following extensive inquiries, officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District arrested a 38-year-old man at a motel on Victoria Street, Dubbo, about 9:00pm Monday (14 September).
During a search of the motel room, police seized several items of clothing and a mobile phone.
The man was taken to Dubbo Police Station where he was charged with three offences,
· Robbery armed with offensive weapon cause wounding/grievous bodily harm
· Take/detain person with intent to obtain advantage cause actual bodily harm, and
· Cause grievous bodily harm to person with intent.
