Police have charged a second person following an alleged assault and robbery in the Illawarra earlier this year.
About 11pm on Friday 28 March 2025, a man was walking at the intersection of Queen Street and Shellharbour Road, Warilla, when he was allegedly approached by two people and knocked to the ground, before they stole a mobile phone and fled the scene.
A member of the public stopped to assist the man.
The 61-year-old man returned to his home nearby and contacted police.
Officers attached to Lake Illawarra Police Station responded and transported the man to Shellharbour Hospital, where he was treated for facial injuries.
A crime scene was established and detectives launched Strike Force Torulosa to investigate the circumstances.
Last week, a 26-year-old woman was charged and remains before the courts.
About 9.30am, on Friday 8 August 2026, officers attached to the Lake Illawarra Police District pulled over a vehicle on Gorrell Street, Cringila and arrested a 37-year-old man.
He was taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station and charged with robbery in company.
He was refused bail and appeared in Parramatta Local Court on Saturday 9 August 2025, where he was formally refused bail to reappear in Wollongong Local Court on Wednesday 1 October 2025.
