An NSW mayor is in hospital after a group of intruders compelled their means into his home and stabbed him.
Police had been instructed 5 to 6 males broke into Hawkesbury Metropolis Council mayor Patrick Connolly's house in Bligh Park after midnight on Monday and threatened him.
Connolly suffered a stab wound to his left arm through the incident.
Liberal candidate for Macquarie Sarah Richards instructed Ben Fordham the household has a "lengthy highway forward".
"A few his children noticed that and his spouse was there," she instructed 2GB's Ben Fordham, explaining she spoke to Connolly on the telephone.
"They're in absolute shock in the mean time... it is among the most horrifying issues I believe I've ever had occur to one in all my pals and his lovely household.
"Even in that state, (Connolly) was nonetheless involved along with his job and taking care of the neighborhood."
Police stated they imagine the invasion wasn't focused and is a case of mistaken id.
"The lads then drove from the scene within the household's white Skoda, taking a couple of private gadgets from the house," they stated.
"A girl and 4 kids had been house on the time of the incident; they had been shaken however unhurt."
The incident comes as NSW Police set up a strike power to analyze a variety of violent house invasions and robberies in Sydney's inner-west.
Detectives have launched CCTV footage of one of many robberies, displaying two males getting into and shortly bursting out of a house in Newtown in January, and in addition a black Suzuki Swift the thugs may very well be utilizing.
The pair attacked a 27-year-old man inside, inflicting vital accidents to his face and head, and stole money and a cell phone.