91-year-old assaulted in NSW break-in

A 91-year-old man has been assaulted by two men who broke into his home in western Sydney and ransacked it.

Police say the man was forced back into his bedroom by the robbers, who were wearing black hoodies, after he heard them entering the hallway of his home in Granville on Monday morning and went to investigate.

They assaulted and threatened him, before fleeing with cash and jewellery.