A WOMAN was allegedly assaulted and robbed of money by a 30-year-old man at a home in Rivett on Saturday night time.

A short while later, the person and lady left the home at Lomatia Place earlier than he allegedly assaulted the girl once more close to the Rivett Oval playground.

A member of the general public – a person who was on the playground along with his household – is believed to have intervened and the alleged offender ran off.

The sufferer sought assist at a close-by aged-care facility on Bangalay Crescent.

The person was arrested at a Weston buying centre on Sunday afternoon and appeared in courtroom on Monday, charged with aggravated frequent assault and minor theft.

Anybody who witnessed the assault, particularly the person who intervened, and anybody from the aged-care facility ought to name 1800 333000.

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