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Second charged in home invasion

A SECOND man has been charged after shots were allegedly fired during an aggravated home invasion in Lidcombe in July.

He was allegedly one of three men with firearms who forced their way into a Lidcombe home just before 10pm on Wednesday, July 19, and assaulted and threatened a 31-year-old man. The man was treated at the scene by paramedics and a 30-year-old woman, 68-year-old man and 18-month-old baby, who were inside at the time, were not physically injured.
The following night police were called to a car fire in Chipping Norton. The allegedly stolen car had cloned number plates and linked to the incident in Lidcombe the night before.
The 29-year-old was the second man to be charged with fire firearm at dwelling-house with disregard for safety and specially aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence-weapon.