A 19-year-old man and two women, aged 20 and 21, were walking along Castlereagh Street, Haymarket, on Sunday, February 6, about 8.50pm, when a black Volkswagen Golf pulled over nearby and one of the four occupants from the vehicle threatened the man, before one of the male passengers got out and assaulted the man, punching him in the head and knocking him to the ground.
When the younger woman attempted to intervene, she allegedly had an egg thrown at her, hitting her in the chest, while the injured man was again assaulted by being kicked while on the ground.
Following raids at homes in Bankstown and Greenacre, a 17-year-old was charged with affray, assault causing actual bodily harm, two counts of common assault and driver not disclose identity of passenger as required and a 16-year-old was charged with two counts of affray, assault causing actual bodily harm in company and common assault.
Police allege the assaults are linked to another incident, in which a 24-year-old man, who was waiting at a bus stop in Waterloo, was threatened before eggs were thrown at him, hitting him in the eye and chest.
Amnesty on surrendered guns
THINK about how you would feel if you stayed silent about an illegal gun which was then used to harm or kill someone.
That’s the powerful message from NSW Crime Stoppers CEO Peter Price, as he helped launch the new National Firearms Amnesty.
Mr Price said that too often “we see the tragic loss of life and severe injuries that occur when people turn a blind eye and allow illegal firearms to remain in the community”.
Over the coming months, NSW Crime Stoppers and police will also be hosting community engagement activities as part of the amnesty to encourage people to safely share what they know about illegal guns and surrender any they may have in their possession.
Under the National Firearms Amnesty, people can safely register or surrender illegal, unregistered, or unwanted firearms, ammunition and firearm parts without penalty.
There have been various amnesties and programs over the years, which have resulted in large numbers of illegal, unregistered or unwanted firearms being surrendered.
More than 11,000 guns were surrendered or seized last year.