Robbery & Serious Crime Squad have charged a sixth person over an alleged violent home invasion in Sydney's west earlier this year.
About 12.30am on Monday 24 February 2025, emergency services were called to Fremont Avenue in Ermington following reports of a break and enter.
On arrival, officers attached to Ryde Police Area Command were told four unknown people had broken into a home and assaulted two people – a teenage boy aged 17 and a 48-year-old man.
The unknown group also allegedly stole a number of electronic devices before leaving the scene.
The occupants of the home were treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics, and the older man was taken to hospital in a stable condition.
A crime scene was established and local police commenced initial inquiries before State Crime Command's Robbery and Serious Crime Squad took carriage of the matter.
Five people have been charged over the alleged home invasion. They remain before the courts.
Following further inquiries, about 10am yesterday (Wednesday 10 September 2025), police arrested a 19-year-old man at Grafton Police Station.
He was charged with aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence-inflict actual bodily harm, aggravated break and enter and commit serious indict offence-deprive liberty, be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner, participate criminal group contribute criminal activity and take etc in company with intent get advantage occasion actual bodily harm.
He was refused bail and is due to appear before Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday 5 November 2025.
