Mandurah detectives are investigating the intense aggravated housebreaking and assault that occurred on Denham Avenue in Dudley Park between 2am and 3am.

The 87-year-old man was woken by burglars looking by way of numerous rooms in his residence.

Upon getting off the bed to analyze, he acquired a blow to the again of the top inflicting him to fall to the bottom and lose consciousness.

The sufferer regained consciousness a while later to search out his residence had been ransacked. He then referred to as police and was later conveyed to hospital for therapy of accidents, and is in a critical however secure situation.

He mentioned the person was a long-term Mandurah resident and had lived in his residence for 23 years.

“We’re treating it with the utmost seriousness that it deserves,” he mentioned.

“We’ve allotted vital assets all through the district, within the type of forensic officers. Now we have a number of models which are on the market doing every thing we are able to to apprehend these offenders.”

Mackay mentioned he had spoken to the person in hospital on Saturday, and that he was feeling sore and shaken up.