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Sexual Assault In Sydney Park

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The 23-year-old woman had been walking from Flemington Station through Airey Park in Homebush just after 11pm on Friday, September 18 when she was approached by the unknown man.

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Sydney Morning Herald1 Oct

A 23-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by a man who dragged her into bushland near Airey Park in Homebush, Sydney, around 11pm on September 18. The perpetrator, Jesse Lee Hardy, 27, was arrested two weeks later and charged with aggravated sexual assault, choking, kidnapping, and stalking. Police seized items from a property in Padstow during the investigation. Hardy appeared in court without bail the following…

Woman allegedly restrained, choked and sexually assaulted in Sydney park attack →2 articles from Sydney Morning Herald on this story
Daily Mail1 Oct

A 23-year-old woman was assaulted by an unknown man as she walked home through Airey Park near Flemington Station in Homebush, Sydney, on September 18. She was reportedly dragged into nearby bushes where the attack occurred. Police arrested Jessie Lee Hardy, 27, and charged him with multiple offenses including aggravated sexual assault. Hardy is due to appear in court without bail.

Pervert allegedly pounces on young woman near Sydney train station before dragging her into bushes and raping her →
ABC News (AU)1 Oct

A 27-year-old man was arrested in Padstow after being charged with the alleged stalking, choking, and sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman who was walking through Airey Park in Homebush around 11:15 pm on September 18. Detectives executed a search warrant at his residence where they confiscated items for forensic analysis. The suspect is scheduled to appear before the Bankstown Local Court.

Man charged with violent sexual assault of woman in Sydney park →

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  1. 1 Oct

    The 23-year-old woman had been walking from Flemington Station through Airey Park in Homebush just after 11pm on Friday, September 18 when she was approached by the unknown man.

    3 outlets · Sydney Morning Herald

Coverage 4 articles

Where to start Pervert allegedly pounces on young woman near Sydney train station before dragging her into bushes and raping her Daily Mail

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  • 2 Oct Man arrested over alleged sexual assault in Sydney park
    Sydney Morning Herald
  • 1 Oct Man charged with violent sexual assault of woman in Sydney parkA 27-year-old man was arrested in Padstow after being charged with the alleged stalking, choking, and sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman who was walking through Airey Park in Homebush around 11:15 pm on September 18. Detectives executed a search warrant at his residence where they confiscated items for forensic analysis. The suspect is scheduled to appear before the Bankstown Local Court.ABC News (AU)
  • 1 Oct Pervert allegedly pounces on young woman near Sydney train station before dragging her into bushes and raping herA 23-year-old woman was assaulted by an unknown man as she walked home through Airey Park near Flemington Station in Homebush, Sydney, on September 18. She was reportedly dragged into nearby bushes where the attack occurred. Police arrested Jessie Lee Hardy, 27, and charged him with multiple offenses including aggravated sexual assault. Hardy is due to appear in court without bail.Daily Mail
  • 1 Oct Woman allegedly restrained, choked and sexually assaulted in Sydney park attackA 23-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by a man who dragged her into bushland near Airey Park in Homebush, Sydney, around 11pm on September 18. The perpetrator, Jesse Lee Hardy, 27, was arrested two weeks later and charged with aggravated sexual assault, choking, kidnapping, and stalking. Police seized items from a property in Padstow during the investigation. Hardy appeared in court without bail the following…Sydney Morning Herald

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