Port Kembla home invasion: manhunt after 73-year-old woman attacked | Illawarra Mercury

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A 73-year-old woman has been taken to hospital after being attacked during a home invasion in Port Kembla on Tuesday morning. Police were told a male stranger forced his way into the Fitzwilliam Street house just before 7am and assaulted the elderly woman, before turning on a male neighbour, aged in his 40s, who came to assist. Read more: Neighbours’ gruesome find as man ‘on magic mushrooms’ goes under garbage truck The man fled on foot empty-handed and both residents were taken to hospital with minor injuries. A crime scene was established and detectives from Lake Illawarra Police District have commenced inquiries. As investigations continue, detectives are appealing for anyone who may have seen a man in the area…