Police have charged two men following an alleged home invasion that left a man with serious head injuries, and the robbery of a taxi driver in Merewether.
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About 1pm Monday two men attended a unit on Watkins Street, Merewether, and allegedly forced their way inside.
A 64-year-old male resident was assaulted with a metal tyre lever before the two men left the premises to meet a taxi, police believe they ordered via a mobile phone.
The resident managed to make his way to the front of the unit complex where a passer-by assisted and contacted emergency services.
Meanwhile, the two men got into the taxi on Watkins Street and directed the 39-year-old driver to Corlette Street. They allegedly robbed the driver and demanded his personal PIN for his ATM card.
The taxi driver managed to alert a member of the public who came to his aid.
Officers from Newcastle City Police District have since arrested two men aged 24 and 34, inside a hotel on Morgan Street, Merewether.
They were taken to Newcastle City Police Station where they were charged with aggravated break and enter commit felony, reckless wounding, robbery and take/detain for advantage.
They were refused bail and will appear in Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday.
