<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A teenager has been charged today with allegedly assaulting two elderly women during a string of home invasions in south-western Sydney last week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 18-year-old boy was arrested yesterday when police raided a home at Merrylands and seized items linked to their investigation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He's accused of breaking into five homes in Merrylands between 4am and 6am last Thursday.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/shark-attack-wa-wharton-beach-esperence/c5ff2245-a953-4a70-aef9-c97cbf42e7b0" rel="" target="_blank" title="Witness recounts panic after surfer mauled by shark while partner watches from WA beach"><strong><span>Witness recounts panic after surfer mauled by shark while partner watches from WA beach</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In two of the separate home invasions, women in their 80s were allegedly sexually assaulted and touched.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At one of the homes, the man is accused of holding a knife while attempting to sexually assault a woman. In another home, he allegedly sexually touched a second woman.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Crime scenes were established at each home, and an investigation into the attacks by detectives from Strike Force Beigy began.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-man-charged-with-allegedly-breaking-into-homes-and-assaulting-women/89fca163-ac03-440a-b3e0-f80fc69f8a47" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man was arrested at Dee Why police station on the Northern Beaches and faces 16 charges, including armed, aggravated sex assault, break and enter, and sexually touching without consent.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was refused bail and is scheduled to appear in court later today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/"><strong><span>National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).</span></strong><span></span></div></div>