Man tasered, charged after two others injured in alleged hammer attacks
A man has been tasered while being arrested by police over separate hammer attacks that left two elderly men injured in Sydney’s north-west.
The attacks happened less than 10 hours apart in Eastwood, leaving one man seriously injured and another with facial injuries.
The alleged attacker was arrested and charged this morning. NSW Police
Police, including the dog squad, later stormed an apartment on Doomben Avenue, Eastwood, to arrest the alleged attacker.
They allegedly found a hammer nearby.
The 36-year-old man allegedly assaulted officers as they arrested him, leading to police using a Taser to subdue him.
He was led outside to a police car in a shirt and underwear, and was taken to Gladesville Police Station.
He has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder, assaulting a police officer, and property damage less than $2000.
The first hammer attack happened about 9pm on Tuesday, when a 75-year-old man answered the door of his Doomben Avenue property.
Police say he was then struck in the face with a hammer.
Hours later, just before 7am on Wednesday, a 71-year-old man was attacked at a nearby park on the corner of Blaxland Road and Doomben Avenue.
A man was Tasered after allegedly assaulting a police officer while being arrested. NSW Police
He was hit several times in the face and head.
Both men were taken to Royal North Shore Hospital in a stable condition.
Police believe the two attacks were random.
The alleged attacker was refused bail to face Burwood Local Court on Thursday.
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