NSW: Driver bashed in mouth with hammer in road rage attack

AAP General News (Australia)
02-12-2009
NSW: Driver bashed in mouth with hammer in road rage attack

SYDNEY, Feb 12 AAP - A driver has been bashed in the mouth with a hammer in a road
rage attack in Sydney's west.

A 38-year-old man was punched and kicked through the window of his ute before being
hit in the mouth with a hammer, police said.

A Toyota Prado veered in front of a white Ford Falcon ute, cutting it off on Roper
Road, Colyton just before midday on Tuesday, police said.

The drivers of both cars argued as they drove along Roper Rd shortly before the Toyota,
with two men inside, forced the ute from the road.

"The two men then allegedly punched and kicked the 38-year-old driver of the ute through
the vehicle's open window, before hitting him in the mouth with a hammer," a NSW police
statement said.

The 38-year-old man suffered a laceration to his lower lip and gum and had his lower
teeth pushed into his mouth.

He was taken to Mt Druitt Hospital where he received dental treatment and stitches
for his injuries.

Two men, aged 30 and 26, have been charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm in company.

They have been refused bail to appear at Penrith Local Court on Thursday.

AAP krc/ldj

KEYWORD: RAGE

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