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'Brazen' hammer attack leaves man with fractured skull, brain bleed

ABC Australia · Jun 8, 2026, 5:22 AM

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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