Shaken grandmother relives ‘nightmare’ alleged Mandurah home invasion

A shaken Perth grandmother has recounted the terrifying moment she fought off an alleged intruder with a broom after he targeted her property twice in one night.

Stella, 85, was woken at midnight on Wednesday, seeing light shining from the kitchen of the Mandurah home where she has lived for close to 30 years.

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Inspecting the noise, she was soon face-to-face with a stranger.

Stella said she threw a radio at the intruder to defend herself and called out to her husband, who had not heard the commotion because his hearing aids were not in and he was sleeping in another room.

“I got the long handle brush and ... I pushed it into him and that’s when he must’ve thought I better get out of here,” Stella said.

Police said Stella was both threatened and punched in the face during the terrifying ordeal.

She is now nursing a cut, bruising and swelling, and remains shaken over her “worst nightmare”.

“We’ve been here since 1995. This is the first thing that has ever happened,” she said.

The canine squad was called in and arrested an 18-year-old male who was found under a car in a neighbour’s front yard.

Police allege he broke into Stella’s son’s caravan, which is parked at the back of her property, between 6.30pm and 7pm on Wednesday before coming back hours later and forcing his way into her home.

A backpack belonging to the man and containing ammunition and a number of stolen items was also seized, police said.

The accused has been charged with home burglary and commit, stealing, aggravated home burglars, aggravated robbery, possession of stolen or unlawfully obtained property and unlicensed possession of ammunition.

He will appear in court on Tuesday.