Man faces sex assault charges over Surrey Hills attack
A MAN, 55, is facing charges over the sexual assault of a woman while she slept in her own home.
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A MAN, 55, is facing charges over the sexual assault of a woman while she slept in her own home.
Police say the woman was startled awake in her Melbourne's eastern suburbs property when an intruder broke in, attacked her and then fled on foot.
A dog unit conducted an extensive search of the Surrey Hills area shortly after the September 5 incident, but couldn't find the culprit.
Detectives from the sexual crimes squad arrested a man last night.
David Best faced an out-of-sessions court hearing and was remanded in custody to appear in the Melbourne Magistrate's Court today on charges of rape and aggravated burglary.