An elderly woman is in hospital this morning following a home invasion during which she was physically and sexually assaulted.
Police received a call around 6.15 this morning to an address in the Soldiers Park area of Eltham. Someone had broken into the home of a woman in her 70s and attacked her.
She is currently in Taranaki Base Hospital with moderate injuries and police hope to speak to her later today to obtain more detail about the attack.
The investigation is in its very early stages so no more information is available at this stage. The exact age and address of the woman are not being released in order to protect her identity.
In the meantime police want to hear from anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious in the Soldiers Park area of Eltham between midnight and 6.15am this morning. Anyone with information is asked to ring Stratford Police on 06 765 8860.
Media enquiries should be referred to Communications Manager Kim Perks on 06 351 2546 or 027 234 8256.