Teen charged after series of terrifying sex attacks, home invasions
A man has been charged following an investigation into a series of terrifying home invasions in Sydney’s west, including two in which he allegedly sexually attacked two elderly women.
Emmanuel Benjament, 18, was arrested at 5.45pm on Monday after he attended Dee Why Police Station. In a statement, NSW Police said he was taken to Manly Police Station and charged with 16 offences, including three counts of aggravated break and enter, two counts of sexually touching another person without consent, and one count of inciting another to sexually touch them without consent.
A picture circulated by police of the alleged offender after two women, aged in their 80s, were allegedly sexually attacked during a string of break-ins in Merrylands.Credit: NSW Police
Police say between 2am and 6.20am on March 6, several homes on Elsinore Street, Grace Crescent, Davies Road, and Norma Place in Merrylands were allegedly broken into.
Police allege at one of the homes, the man produced a knife and attempted to sexually assault a woman, while at a second property he sexually touched another woman.
This follows a manhunt after a resident in one of the homes managed to film the alleged intruder, giving police a vital lead in the investigation.
Benjament, who is a resident of Merrylands, was refused bail to appear in Manly Local Court on Tuesday.
More to come.
