Overview
- A 27-year-old man, Jesse Lee Hardy, was arrested and charged over an alleged sexual assault in Airey Park after an attack that police say happened on September 18 and left a 23-year-old woman injured.
- Three men aged 18, 19 and 20 have been charged over two separate south‑west Sydney home invasions in which victims were choked, punched, restrained and robbed, and one woman was allegedly sexually assaulted.
- Investigators working under separate strike forces executed search warrants in Padstow, Belmore, Punchbowl and Greenacre and seized items for forensic testing to link suspects to the crimes.
- Detective Superintendent Virginia Gorman said police believe some attacks were planned, that offenders used a knife and duct tape and had researched women they thought would be home alone.
- All charged suspects were refused bail and are due before local courts while detectives continue forensic examinations and inquiries to establish links and identify any further victims.