Break and enter charges, Strathpine
Police have charged a man following a break and enter at a Strathpine home this afternoon.
Around 2.45pm police were called to an address on Samsonvale Road where it will be alleged that a man, armed with a screwdriver forced his way into a home before assaulting a man and a woman inside.
The man fled the scene and was located by police a short time later.
The 43-year-old male occupant suffered minor bruising as a result of the incident.
The 44-year-old female occupant was not seriously injured.
A 38-year-old Morayfield man has been charged with one count each of enter dwelling with intent, assault occasioning bodily harm whilst armed and common assault.
He has due to appear in the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on January 12.
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