Second would-be Sydney thief charged

A second man has been charged following a bashing and attempted robbery in Sydney's west.

The accused 20-year-old and his alleged accomplice reportedly left a phone behind with selfies on it when they tried to break into a car.

Police say a 48-year-old woken by noises outside his Condell Park home in the early hours on Tuesday confronted the pair, believed to be known to him, before they bashed him and fled.

According to the Nine Network, the duo left behind a number of items including the incriminating phone.

The victim was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to Bankstown Hospital.

One man has been charged with assault and another, aged 20, with four offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm in the company of others.

They have both been refused bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court on Tuesday.