A person has been arrested in jail after a girl was allegedly threatened with a meat cleaver and sexually assaulted inside her personal bed room.
A 26-year-old was at residence in Auburn in Sydney's west about 6.40pm on Friday when a stranger entered her unit.
It is alleged the person went into the kitchen, grabbed a meat cleaver, after which went into the lady's bed room the place he discovered her alone.
Police may even allege he then "assaulted her a lot of instances and hit her behind the top a number of instances with the deal with of the meat cleaver, earlier than he sexually assaulted her".
"He then left the unit and the lady barricaded herself in to ensure she was protected," Intercourse Crimes Squad Commander Detective Superintendent Jayne Doherty stated.
A short while later the lady went to Auburn Police Station a short while later and native police commenced an investigation.
This morning a 37-year-old man was arrested at a correctional facility in Silverwater.
"It was by means of the swift actions of this sufferer coming ahead so rapidly that we have been capable of safe lots of proof on this matter," Doherty stated.
She described the alleged assault as "horrendous" and that investigators are nonetheless making an attempt to work out why he was within the space.
Doherty additionally confirmed immediately he was arrested on an unrelated matter in a while Friday, which is why he was already in custody.
He shall be charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault threatening to inflict precise bodily hurt, one depend of inflicting precise bodily hurt with intent to have sexual activity, one cost of sexually touching one other particular person, and one cost of aggravated sexual assault.
The person will seem in courtroom tomorrow.