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Man arrested after allegedly driving bulldozer over home and three cars | |
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A man has been arrested for attempted murder after allegedly driving a bulldozer through a home in New South Wales where a family was sleeping. | |
Police were called to the house in Lake Macquarie, south of Newcastle, early on Monday after reports a man had driven over three parked cars with a bulldozer. | |
Home and cars allegedly destroyed by family friend in bulldozer. http://t.co/v2mltCec0o #9News pic.twitter.com/J3occ4Cq4U | Home and cars allegedly destroyed by family friend in bulldozer. http://t.co/v2mltCec0o #9News pic.twitter.com/J3occ4Cq4U |
He was driving the bulldozer towards a detached garage on the property where a 29-year-old man was sleeping. | He was driving the bulldozer towards a detached garage on the property where a 29-year-old man was sleeping. |
He then steered the machine towards the home and destroyed it, police said. | He then steered the machine towards the home and destroyed it, police said. |
A 56-year-old woman and her two daughters, aged 15 and 20, were forced to flee the home to escape injury. | A 56-year-old woman and her two daughters, aged 15 and 20, were forced to flee the home to escape injury. |
Police arrested a 48-year-old man at the property. He is known to the family and the bulldozer was allegedly stolen from a plant in Teralba. | Police arrested a 48-year-old man at the property. He is known to the family and the bulldozer was allegedly stolen from a plant in Teralba. |
The man is being questioned at Charlestown police station. | The man is being questioned at Charlestown police station. |
House and 3 cars at Teralba destroyed by bulldozer. Man arrested. A mother and two kids had been inside. @nbnnews pic.twitter.com/eQDVwtuW6A | House and 3 cars at Teralba destroyed by bulldozer. Man arrested. A mother and two kids had been inside. @nbnnews pic.twitter.com/eQDVwtuW6A |
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