Man extradited to face assault and confinement charges

ACT Policing has extradited a 35-year-old man from Sydney to face charges relating to an incident that occurred in March.  

On the evening of 4 March 2022 police will allege the man broke into a home in Ainslie. The man, who was unknown to the occupants, awoke a sleeping woman in her bedroom and assaulted her.   

A second resident of the home entered the bedroom and the man also allegedly assaulted her.   

The man then allegedly made threats to the women and forced them to shower and wipe down surfaces, in an effort to conceal forensic evidence.   

Following an extensive investigation including through the examination of forensic evidence collected from the scene, a 35-year-old man (who was on parole) was identified.   

He was located at an address in Sydney and with the assistance of NSW police and AFP Eastern Command, he was arrested on Wednesday (18 May 2022).  

An order for his extradition was granted by Waverly Local Court in NSW and he is scheduled to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 20 May 2022). He will face one count of burglary, two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of forcible confinement, and two counts of threatening a participant in a criminal investigation. Bail will be opposed.   

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