Port Macquarie: Two boys, 14, charged after horror machete attack on homeless man on Warlters St
A homeless man has suffered severe injuries after allegedly being slashed across the head with a large knife and struck in the leg with a machete in a horrifying pre-dawn attack in a coastal town.
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A homeless man has suffered serious injuries after two boys allegedly slashed him across the head with a large knife and struck his ankle with a machete in a horrifying pre-dawn attempted robbery on the Mid-North Coast.
Police will allege the man, who had been living rough in his car, was allegedly targeted as he slept on Warlters St at Port Macquarie at about 3am last Friday.
The 43-year-old man told officers he was woken by a knock on his car window by a boy asking for help before he opened a door and was allegedly ordered to hand over cash and his car keys.
He was then allegedly struck in the head with a large knife by one boy, causing a significant laceration, before a second person struck him in the ankle with a machete.
The blow allegedly caused a large gash and structural damage to his ankle.
Both attackers escaped as emergency services were called to the scene.
Paramedics stabilised the man at the scene before he was taken to Port Macquarie Base Hospital for emergency surgery.
He has since been released from hospital but has a long recovery ahead.
A crime scene was established and Mid-North Coast police arrested a 14-year-old on the same day as the alleged attack.
He was taken to Port Macquarie police station where he was charged with assault with intent to rob while in company, cause wounding/grievous bodily harm.
The teen was refused bail and appeared before a children’s court on Saturday, where he was further refused bail to appear before a children’s court on Thursday 23.
Police arrested a second 14-year-old boy at a home in Taree about 7.45am on Monday and later charged with assault with intent to rob while in company, cause wounding/grievous bodily harm.
He faced a children’s court on Monday and was refused bail to appear before a children’s court on March 3.
Originally published as Port Macquarie: Two boys, 14, charged after horror machete attack on homeless man on Warlters St
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