Police are re-appealing for information after an 88-year-old woman was robbed in Kempsey earlier this month, NSW Police say.
About 7pm (Monday 9 July 2018), the woman was inside her home on Hill Street, West Kempsey with her 89-year-old husband, when she heard a noise coming from the back door of the house.
When she went to investigate, two men pushed their way into the home, causing the woman to fall to the ground. One of the men was carrying a wooden garden stake.
The man with the stake demanded cash from the woman which she complied.
The woman then called out to her husband for help, before one of the men destroyed her home telephone. Both men then left the premises.
Police from Mid North Coast Police District, including Detectives and the Dog Unit attended and established a crime scene and a number of items were secured for forensic analysis.
The woman was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics for a cut to her arm before being taken to Kempsey Hospital for observation.
Investigators are seeking two men.
The first man is described as possibly being of Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander appearance, about 20-years-old and 180cm tall. He was last seen wearing black-coloured clothing and was brandishing a garden stake.
The second man is also described as possibly being of Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander appearance and in his 20s. He was described as being shorter and skinnier than the first man and was also wearing black-coloured clothing.
Anyone with information which could assist investigators is urged to contact Kempsey Police on (02) 6561 6199 or Crime Stoppers.
