Two men will face court after a 68-year-old man was allegedly threatened by masked men with a machete and a spear outside his home at Elsmore, 10km east of Inverell.
About 10pm on Wednesday, 11 November, police were called to a home on Elsmore Road after reports of an assault. Officers from New England Police District were told two masked men armed with a machete and a spear threatened the man outside the house.
Police were told the men demanded cash, then threw a spear and a glass bottle at the man before running from the scene. NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the man for his injuries. Police set up a crime scene and began investigating.
Between 7.30am and 3pm on Thursday, 12 November, police arrested two men, aged 18 and 25, at a home on Elsmore Road, Elsmore. They were taken to Inverell Police Station and charged with aggravated robbery and inflict actual bodily harm. The 18-year-old was also charged with breach of bail.
The 25-year-old was refused bail the same day. He is due to appear at Inverell Local Court on Thursday, 21 January 2027.
The 18-year-old was refused bail on Friday, 13 November. He was due to appear at Inverell Local Court today, Saturday, 14 November.
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