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A MAN who is accused of breaking into a Raymond Terrace home and attacking two women has appeared in court.
The 38-year-old man appeared in Maitland Local Court on Saturday, Janaury 30, after handing himself in to Raymond Terrace Police Station on Friday, one day after the alleged attack in Shearman Avenue.
After handing himself into police, the man, from Raymond Terrace, was charged with special aggravated break and enter and possession of a prohibited drug.
More to come.
THURSDAY pm:
TWO women, a mother and her teenage daughter, were assaulted during a home invasion in Raymond Terrace early on Thursday morning.
Police are still hunting for the man accused of breaking into a Shearman Avenue home shortly after 5am on January 28 and attacking a 38-year-old woman.
Police said the woman woke to find a man standing in her room. He then attacked her with a glass bottle.
The woman’s 17-year-old daughter heard her screams and entered the room to help.
The man pushed the girl over, and she ran from the room. He followed her into another room and assaulted her with a piece of furniture.
The 17 year old escaped, collected her two-year-old brother and ran from the residence. Police said that the man again followed and assaulted her, causing wounds to her head and face.
A neighbour came to the aid of the girl and the man fled the scene.
Both mother and daughter were taken to John Hunter Hospital.
The girl was treated for multiple lacerations to her face and scalp.
The two-year-old boy and an 11-year-old boy who were in the house at the time were uninjured.
Port Stephens police attended and established a crime scene.
The man is described as having a Caucasian appearance, aged in his mid to late 30s, with a medium build and brown hair.
He may have left the scene in a black Ford XR8 ute.
Police are investigating the motive for the attack. Investigations suggest it was not random.
THURSDAY am:
PORT Stephens police are are on the hunt for a man involved in a violent Raymond Terrace home invasion early Thursday morning.
A teenage girl suffered horrific facial injuries and her mother was assaulted.
A NSW Police Force media spokesman confirmed that the incident at the Shearman Avenue home began just before 5.30am on January 28.
The mother, 38, has told police she recognised the suspect who stormed the Shearman Avenue home she shared with her three children.
The spokesman said the woman was confronted inside the home before the struggle continued in a bedroom.
Her eldest daughter, 17, went to her aid but was bashed with a piece of furniture.
The assault on the teenage girl continued outside the house, where she was struck repeatedly over the head as her two-year-old brother looked on.
A neighbour was able to help the girl and young boy inside before the mother retreated with another son, aged nine.
The girl was taken to John Hunter Hospital where she was being treated for multiple lacerations to her face and scalp.
Her mother was not seriously injured.
Port Stephens police were continuing their search for the suspect on Thursday afternoon.
The man was described as Caucasian, aged in his mid to late 30s, with a medium build and brown hair. He may have left the scene in a black Ford XR8 utility.
Police are investigating the motive for the attack, with “investigations suggesting it was not random”.
