Armidale police charge two teens after violent home invasion

Police in Armidale have arrested two additional teenagers, aged 14 and 15, in connection with a violent home invasion that occurred on October 8. During the incident, a group of intruders allegedly entered a residence on Hunt Avenue, armed with knives, and demanded car keys. A woman in her 40s was reportedly beaten with a baseball bat during the encounter.

The 14-year-old suspect has been charged with aggravated break and enter in company and breach of bail; he was refused bail by a children's court. The 15-year-old has been charged with aggravated break and enter in company and was granted conditional bail. An 18-year-old man also faces charges related to the incident and other alleged break-ins. The woman injured during the attack was treated at Armidale Hospital and has since been released.

Two other occupants of the home, a man in his 20s and a woman in her 70s, were not injured during the attack.