Two home invasions on violent night in Adelaide

TWO men have been arrested after allegedly breaking in and assaulting a man with a metal pole at Davoren Park.

TWO men have been arrested after allegedly breaking in and assaulting a man with a metal pole at Davoren Park.

Keith Edwards, 47, was sleeping on his couch in the loungeroom of his Heytesbury Rd home when two men walked in and attacked him just after 12.30am on Tuesday.

Mr Edwards suffered numerous facial injuries and was taken to the Lyell McEwin Hospital for treatment before being discharged later that day.

A Davoren Park man, 22, was arrested on Tuesday night and charged with aggravated serious criminal trespass and aggravated intentionally causing harm.

He appeared in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court and has been remanded in custody.

An Elizabeth Park man, 24, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon and has been charged with the same offences and refused bail. He will appear before the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on Thursday.

Keith Edwards says he was asleep at his Davoren Park home when two men entered the property and attacked him. Picture: Elizabeth Henson

Earlier:

THE victim of a violent home invasion in Davoren Park has told how two men entered his home when he was asleep and savagely beat him with planks of wood.

Keith Edwards was sleeping on his couch in the loungeroom of his Heytesbury Rd home when two men walked in and attacked him about 12.30am on Tuesday, in one of two home invasions in Adelaide overnight.

Mr Edwards suffered numerous facial injuries and was taken to the Lyell McEwin Hospital for treatment.

Police are investigating the incident and have seized a metal pole believed to have been used in the attack.

The father-of-three said the culprits also hit him with planks of wood.

“Two people came into my house and attacked me,” he said.

“I was actually asleep and they came in and attacked me with some lumps of wood.”

Mr Edwards said he did not recognise the men.

“They walked straight in because I had my door open and they came in and started saying it was over a motorbike,” he said.

“They just mentioned that there was a motorbike out the back — there wasn’t no motorbike in my backyard.”

A large amount of blood can be seen on the floor inside Mr Edwards' home where he was savagely attacked. Police are investigating the incident. @theTiser pic.twitter.com/Z15s1i6Cqt

— Elizabeth Henson (@Eliz_henson) June 12, 2018

Mr Edwards was discharged from hospital on Tuesday morning.

He said he was feeling “not good”.

One of his daughters, who did not wish to be named, was visibly upset by the attack.

“He’s got holes in his head (and) he can’t even (see) properly,” she said.

The daughter had a message for those responsible. “They can get f***ed,” she said. “I hate them.”

Police say the two parties are believed to be known to each other and the incident is not a random attack.

Meanwhile, in nearby Para Hills, six men armed with baseball bats forced their way into a home early Tuesday morning.

The men kicked in the door of the Dennis Crescent home about 4am and searched the residence.

Three people were inside at the time but no one was assaulted or injured. Nothing appears to be stolen.

Police say it was not a random attack, believing the house was targeted by the men.

Anyone with information on the incidents, including vehicles seen in the Para Hills area about 4am this morning, is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report it online at crimestopperssa.com.au.