A man will face court tomorrow charged with alleged firearm offences following a domestic violence incident at Bankstown today.
About 1:30am (Thursday 7 May 2025), police were called to a home in Gould Street, Bankstown.
Police attached to Bankstown Police Area Command attended and arrested a 32-year-old man. A 60-year-old woman was also at the scene but was uninjured.
During a crime scene search, Police located a .9mm semi-automatic pistol, an ammunition magazine with bullets and a machine gun serrated knife.
The man was taken to Bankstown Police Station, before being taken to Bankstown Hospital for a medical condition.
After being released from hospital, he was returned to police custody at Bankstown where he was charged with:
- possess unauthorised pistol,
- acquire pistol subject to prohibition order,
- possess ammunition,
- acquire ammunition subject to prohibition order and Intimidation (DV).
He was refused bail to appear before Bankstown Local Court tomorrow, Friday 8 May 2026.
