Man charged with Huxley attack
{{date|December 2, 2005}}

In Campbelltown, Australia, a 36-year-old carpenter faced the local court with charges stemming from five offences relating to the November 9 assault of a Northmead teenager named Lauren Huxley. Robert Black Farmer, also a resident of Northmead, was arrested by NSW State Protection Group officers.

Ms. Huxley was bashed unconscious, gagged, tied up and doused in [[w:petrol|petrol]]. Her attacker then set fire to the house and fled the scene. Firefighters rescued her from the floor of the garage. The 18-year-old remains in a critical condition in intensive care at Sydney’s Westmead Hospital.

Police prosecutor Jennifer Chenhall told the court detectives have collected a large amount of [[w:forensic evidence|forensic evidence]] and have taken numerous statements. One of the charges against Farmer relating to the assault includes causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder. He did not apply for [[w:bail|bail]] and was remanded into custody to face Parramatta Local Court on January 19, 2006.

The arrest comes days after NSW Police Commissioner, Ken Moroney, condemned the attack as the worst he had seen in his 40 years of policing and promised that detectives would not rest until the guilty party was caught.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200512/s1521495.htm
|title=Man in court over petrol attack
|author=
|pub=Australian Broadcasting Corporation
|date=December 2, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=71652
|title=Carpenter in court over Huxley attack
|author=
|pub=ninemsn
|date=December 2, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/11/26/1132966003639.html
|title=Attacker 'linked' to Huxleys
|author=John Kidman and Matthew Benns
|pub=Sydney Morning Herald
|date=November 27, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/recent_media_unit_information?sq_remote_page_action=fetch_url&sq_remote_page_url=http%3A%2F%2Fcustomscripts.police.nsw.gov.au%2Fnews%2Fdetails_media.php%3FMediaID%3D5312
|title=Man charged over serious assault - Northmead SERIOUS ASSAULT AT NORTHMEAD
|author=Media Release
|pub=NSW Police Service
|date=December 2, 2005}}

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In Campbelltown, Australia, a 36-year-old carpenter faced the local court with charges stemming from five offences relating to the November 9 assault of a Northmead teenager named Lauren Huxley. Robert Black Farmer, also a resident of Northmead, was arrested by NSW State Protection Group officers.

Ms. Huxley was bashed unconscious, gagged, tied up and doused in petrol. Her attacker then set fire to the house and fled the scene. Firefighters rescued her from the floor of the garage. The 18-year-old remains in a critical condition in intensive care at Sydney’s Westmead Hospital.

Police prosecutor Jennifer Chenhall told the court detectives have collected a large amount of forensic evidence and have taken numerous statements. One of the charges against Farmer relating to the assault includes causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder. He did not apply for bail and was remanded into custody to face Parramatta Local Court on January 19, 2006.

The arrest comes days after NSW Police Commissioner, Ken Moroney, condemned the attack as the worst he had seen in his 40 years of policing and promised that detectives would not rest until the guilty party was caught.

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