Man charged over alleged serious assault of elderly man - Broken Hill
Where: Victoria Street, Broken Hill, the street the release names · See the street on the map
The release
A man has been charged in Dubbo over an alleged serious assault and robbery in the state’s Far West on the weekend.
About 2pm on Sunday 13 September 2026, emergency services were called to a home on Argent Street, Broken Hill, following reports a man had been assaulted and robbed.
Officers attached to Barrier Police District arrived and found a man in his 80s with serious assault injuries.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the man before he was taken to Broken Hill Hospital in a stable condition for further treatment of head injuries and fractured ribs.
Police were told a man – known to the older man – had allegedly demanded money and threatened him with a knife before assaulted him and stealing an amount of cash.
A crime scene was established at the scene, and detectives commenced an investigation into the incident.
Following extensive inquiries, officers attached to Orana Mid Western Police District arrested a 38-year-old man at a motel on Victoria Street, Dubbo, about 9pm yesterday (Monday 14 September 2026).
During a search of the motel room, police seized several items of clothing and a mobile phone.
He was refused bail to face Bail Division Court 4 today (Tuesday 15 September 2026).
— NSW PoliceCrime in the Unincorporated NSW council area
Unincorporated NSW is a council area in New South Wales with about 975 residents. It has a Crime Score 79 out of 100 (high), 28th 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 (86th percentile), sexual offences (98th percentile), break-ins (86th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 78.
- Violent
- 4,103 per 100k
- Property
- 6,974 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 1,333 per 100k
- Theft
- 2,359 per 100k
See the full Unincorporated NSW crime profile
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