Man allegedly bashed after arranging for sex online
A man who thought he had arranged sex online at his house near Newcastle allegedly had his skull broken when the woman showed up with a group of men, police allege.
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A man who thought he had arranged sex online at his house near Newcastle allegedly had his skull broken when the woman showed up with a group of men, police allege.
Police claim the 48-year-old man arranged online for a rendezvous with Alexandra Dwyer, 25, at his home on Government Rd, Cardiff, early on the morning of January 12.
“Shortly after her arrival, two men allegedly forced entry into the front door, armed with an ornamental sword and a metal pipe, before assaulting the man,” police alleged in a media statement.
Two men and Dwyer allegedly stole $650 cash and fled the scene in a car driven by a third man.
The alleged victim was taken to John Hunter Hospital with a fractured skull and severe lacerations.
Lake Macquarie detectives set up a crime scene at the house and began investigating.
Just hours later, police arrested Dwyer in nearby Gateshead.
She was charged with special aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – inflict grievous bodily harm and possess prohibited drug and was granted conditional bail to appear at Belmont Local Court on April 29.
Over the next two months police traced the two men who allegedly burst into the home.
Mitchell Neil Sullivan, 34, was arrested in Rankin Park on February 19 and charged with special aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – inflict grievous bodily harm. He was refused bail to appear before Belmont Local Court on April 15.
Adam Jeffrey Shortland, 19, was also arrested on March 27 at Wangi Wangi and charged with special aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – inflict grievous bodily harm, larceny and robbery. He was refused bail to appear at Toronto Local Court on April 3.
Yesterday officers from the highly trained Target Action Group then arrested Corey Hicks, 23, in Windale.
He was charged with special aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – inflict grievous bodily harm and was refused bail in Newcastle Local Court today, adjourned until May.