Christopher Coombs sentenced over sexual assault, hammer attack on 77-year-old Gwynneville woman

By Angela Thompson
Updated December 9 2016 - 1:53pm, first published December 8 2016 - 8:30pm
A CT scan shows the victim's head injuries following the violent assault. Doctors said the woman's skull was 'caved in' and she had a smashed jaw and cheek bone. Picture: Supplied. Inset: Christopher Coombs
A CT scan shows the victim's head injuries following the violent assault. Doctors said the woman's skull was 'caved in' and she had a smashed jaw and cheek bone. Picture: Supplied. Inset: Christopher Coombs

A man who sexually assaulted a 77-year-old Gwynneville grandmother and used a hammer to cave in her skull will become eligible for parole after nine years and four months in jail.

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