Man charged with sexually assaulting 84yo woman

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NSW Police made an appeal for information after an elderly woman was allegedly sexually assaulted.
NSW Police made an appeal for information after an elderly woman was allegedly sexually assaulted.

A man has been charged with sexually assaulting an elderly woman at her home.

The man allegedly offered to help carry the 84-year-old’s shopping to her place at Merrylands in Sydney’s west on Tuesday before attacking her.

The woman was taken to hospital for assessment, and the NSW Police sex crimes squad began investigating.

Police made a public appeal for information on Wednesday and on Friday police arrested a 41-year-old man at a unit in Fairfield.

He was charged with sexual intercourse without consent and common assault, and will appear at Parramatta Local Court on Saturday.

1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732)

National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028

AAP