Police hunt attacker after two elderly men struck with hammer in Sydney
A 75-year-old and a 71-year-old were attacked with hammers in separate incidents. Both attacks happened in Sydney's northwest within 11 hours.
Two elderly men were attacked with a hammer in separate incidents in the Eastwood area of Sydney on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first victim was 75.
He answered his front door on Doomben Avenue around 9pm on Tuesday and was struck in the face. Paramedics treated him and took him to Royal North Shore Hospital in stable condition.
Less than 11 hours later, a 71-year-old was attacked at Somerville Park near the corner of Blaxland Road and Doomben Avenue. He was struck several times in the face and head.
He went to hospital in serious but stable condition. Police believe the attacks were random.
They are hunting a man described as Caucasian in his 30s. He is about 170cm tall with light brown hair.
He was seen wearing a dark tracksuit.
Why it mattersRandom violent attacks on elderly people create fear in their own neighbourhoods. They show that police need to find and catch the offender.
AustraliaResidents in Sydney's northwest are on alert after two unprovoked attacks on vulnerable elderly men in public and at home.
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