NSW teen charged with assaulting woman, 54

A 16-year-old boy who allegedly broke into a Casino home and assaulted a woman in the middle of the night has been charged by police.

Officers say the youth broke into the home of the sleeping 54-year-old in the early hours of January 21 and assaulted her.

The teenager was arrested at his home in the nearby town of Alstonvale and is scheduled to appear at a children's court on Wednesday charged with deprivation of liberty and aggravated break and enter.