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'Brazen' hammer attack leaves man with fractured skull, brain bleed
Key takeaways
- The alleged assault took place in a residential street of Warrawong, just metres from a local high school.
- A 44-year-old man victim suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain after allegedly being attacked with a hammer south of Wollongong.
- A teenage boy has been charged with stealing a car that was allegedly seen leaving the scene of the attack.
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The alleged assault took place in a residential street of Warrawong, just metres from a local high school. (ABC Illawarra: Brooke Chandler)
A 44-year-old man victim suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain after allegedly being attacked with a hammer south of Wollongong.
A teenage boy has been charged with stealing a car that was allegedly seen leaving the scene of the attack.
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