A man is due in court today charged over the alleged assault of an 89-year-old man at a home in Lismore yesterday September 30.
Officers were called to a home on Keen Street, Girrards Hill, about 12.45pm and found the homeowner suffering critical head injuries.
He was treated by paramedics before being taken to Lismore Base Hospital for treatment of multiple fractures.
A 46-year-old man was arrested nearby and taken to Lismore Police Station where he has now been charged.
The man has been refused bail to appear in Lismore Bail Court later today.
