A teenage boy will face court today after the alleged sexual assault and attempted murder of a woman at Lismore on the weekend, NSW Police say.
Sometime after 4am (Saturday 16 December 2017), a 43-year-old woman was alone in her home, when she woke to find an unknown man inside.
Police have been told the man armed with a knife, threatened the woman and following a struggle she was sexually assaulted.
The man demanded money and during a further struggle, the woman was hit on the head with an unknown object. The woman screamed alerting neighbours and the male fled.
The woman was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for a stab wound to her back, facial injuries and lacerations to her hands and arms.
She was taken to Lismore Base Hospital. Her injuries are not considered life-threatening.
About 7.25pm yesterday (Wednesday 20 December 2017), police from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad and Richmond LAC attended at Coraki address and arrested a 16-year-old boy.
The teenager was charged with cause wounding to person with intent to murder, aggravated sexual assault – Inflicting actual bodily harm on victim, special aggravated commit Indictable offence in dwelling and break out, and wound person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The 16-year-old was refused bail and will appear before Lismore Local Court today (Thursday 21 December 2017).
