Man charged with 'bashing war veteran with baseball bat'
Police have charged a man over a violent crime spree in which he allegedly bashed a war veteran after driving his ute through the 69-year-old’s bedroom.
The accused, Sameh Demitry, is under heavy police guard at Royal Perth Hospital with a head injury.
Unfit to attend court, he had a bedside hearing on Thursday.
The 38-year-old allegedly smashed his ute into the war veteran’s Rockingham house on Wednesday morning.
Police say he then hit the victim over the head with a baseball bat before chasing the victim’s wife through the house and ransacking the kitchen.
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Officers have described the alleged crime spree as “manic”.
They say Demitry damaged three other homes and reversed into a car before taking himself to a GP in Balga, covered in blood.
Police allege all the victims were strangers to him. Demitry is now facing 12 serious charges.
