Police are appealing for the public’s help after an elderly man was injured by two youths in Woodberry yesterday.
Port Stephens-Hunter Police District were called to Lawson Avenue at 4:40pm following reports of a man with facial injuries.
They found a 78-year-old man with abrasions to his nose and cheek.
Officers were told the man was walking along the footpath when he saw two young men in front of him.
One of the boys rode across the street on a black or dark blue bike, before the other boy allegedly demanded money and the man’s mobile phone.
When the man refused, the boy picked up a large stick and swung it at him, causing him to fall to the ground.
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Police investigate attempted assault – Hunter region
Police are appealing for public assistance after an elderly man was injured in an incident in the Hunter region yesterday.
About 4.40pm (Thursday 8 April 2021), officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District were called to Lawson Avenue, Woodberry, following reports of a man with facial injuries.
Upon arrival, police located a 78-year-old man with abrasions to his nose and cheek.
Officers were told the man was walking along the footpath when he observed two young males in front of him.
One of the boys rode across the street on a black or dark blue bike, before the other boy allegedly demanded money and the 78-year-old man’s mobile phone.
In March, four Aboriginal people died in custody.
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On March 2, a 35-year-old Aboriginal man died at the Longbay Correctional Centre prison hospital in Sydney. Three days later, a 44-year-old Indigenous woman died at Silverwater Correctional Facility. Another two days went by and, on March 7, another man died in Ravenhall Correctional Centre in Melbourne. The following week, a 37-year-old Barkindji man died after being pursued by police in Broken Hill it was March 18.
That’s four Aboriginal deaths in one month.
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