Man arrested at Peterborough
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A man has been arrested for a serious assault and break-in at Peterborough.
About 12.50pm on Thursday 22 October, police responded to reports of a disturbance at a Peterborough home where a man allegedly forced his way into the property and assaulted the male occupant with a hammer.
A woman and toddler were also home at the time but were not physically injured during the incident.
The victim was treated at the scene by SA Ambulance and conveyed to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect, a 52-year-old local man, was arrested and charged with aggravated serious criminal trespass and aggravated cause serious harm with intent.
His bail was refused and he is expected to appear in the Port Pirie Magistrates Court later today.
The investigation is in its early stages, and the incident is not considered to be random, and the parties are known to each other.
Police ask anyone with information or who was witness to the incident to contact Crime Stoppers at www.crimestoppersa.com.au or on 1800 333 000 - you can remain anonymous.
— SA PoliceCrime in the Peterborough council area
Peterborough is a council area in South Australia with about 1,701 residents. It has a Crime Score 51 out of 100 (moderate), 164th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (78th percentile), homicide (98th percentile), break-ins (76th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 60.
- Violent
- 1,705 per 100k
- Property
- 2,646 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 705 per 100k
- Theft
- 647 per 100k
See the full Peterborough crime profile
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