‘They believed these women might be alone’: men charged with assault and choking after Sydney home invasions

Source: The Guardian 1 hour ago

NSW police allege the men, aged 18, 19 and 20, broke into homes in Arncliffe and Bankstown this week before assaulting the women aged 31 and 32

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Three men have been detained after two women were allegedly assaulted during separate home invasions in Sydney’s south-west, with police saying the gang targeted women living alone with money.

New South Wales police were called to a home invasion in Arncliffe at about midnight on Tuesday morning.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/02/sydney-home-invasions-arncliffe-bankstown-ntwnfb

‘They believed these women might be alone’: men charged with assault and choking after Sydney home invasions

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‘Excessively violent’: three men charged with assault and choking after Sydney home invasions