A 16-year-old boy will face court today over allegations he committed a series of break and enters in the state’s north last week.
Police say that at around 3.15am on Boxing Day, emergency services responded to reports of a break in at a hotel room on Amaroo Drive, Moree,
Officers were informed that three males armed with knives had allegedly forced entry into the room.
“A 63-year-old female occupant was assaulted. An 83-year-old man also in the room at the time was uninjured,” NSW Police said in a statement.
“The males left the location after allegedly stealing a car belonging to the couple.”
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the woman, before she was taken to Moree District Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
It will be alleged that about an hour later, the same males drove the vehicle to a hotel on Mungindi Road and broke into a room where they became involved in a physical altercation with the occupant – a 51-year-old man – before running from the room. The occupant was not injured in the incident.
Police will further allege that the males forced entry to a second room at the hotel where a 78-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman were also allegedly threatened with knives before leaving the location with their vehicle.
“The males have driven from the location in both vehicles. A short time later the males drove to a third hotel on Warialda Street and allegedly forced entry into a room occupied by a 44-year-old man and an 11-year-old boy taking possession of the keys to their car,” Police said.
“The males were challenged by another hotel guest – a 46-year-old man – who they allegedly threatened with a knife.”
Police have been told that the males entered one of the alleged stolen vehicles and drove it at the man before crashing into a parked vehicle. They then exited the vehicle and left the scene in the two remaining vehicles.
Following inquiries, officers arrested a 14-year-old boy at a home in Moree about 4.25pm yesterday. At the time of the arrest the boy was allegedly found to be in possession of a small amount of cannabis.
He was taken to Moore Police Station and charged with seven offences including:
- Aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence-use violence
- Aggravated break and enter with intent- armed
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity
- Possess prohibited drug
- Use etc offensive weapon w/i to commit indictable offence
- Aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence-armed x 2
The boy was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Children’s Court today.
