An 18-year-old man has been charged over a series of alleged home invasions and sex attacks on elderly women in Sydney’s west.
The teenager was arrested after he went to Dee Why Police Station in the city’s northern beaches just before 6pm on Monday night.
A week ago detectives had released images of a man they wished to speak to in connection to a string of attacks in Merrylands. The man appeared to be wearing gloves and holding a knife.
Multiple homes on Elsinore Street, Grace Crescent, Davies Road and Norma Place in Merrylands were allegedly targeted between 2am and 6.20am on Thursday.
Two of the incidents involved elderly women in their 80s.
Police allege the man produced a knife and attempted to sexually assault one of the elderly women while another was sexually touched.
The 18-year-old man was charged with 16 offences, including aggravated break and enter, aggravated sexual assault, armed robbery, and multiple counts of sexual touching without consent.
The teenager was not required to appear in person when his matter was mentioned by a Legal Aid solicitor at Manly Local Court on Tuesday.
A week ago detectives released images of a man they wanted to speak to in connection to a string of attacks in Merrylands (one of the images is pictured)
Detectives are seen leaving a home in Merrylands, in Sydney’s west, on Friday
Multiple homes on Elsinore Street, Grace Crescent, Davies Road and Norma Place were allegedly targeted between 2am and 6.20am on Thursday (Merrylands is pictured)
There was no application for bail and he was remanded in custody to next appear at Parramatta Local Court on May 1.
