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Police in Western Australia have arrested a third man in relation to the alleged violent assault of Ninette Simons, 73, and her 76-year-old husband, Phillip, during a home invasion on 19 April, during which Ninette was beaten and $200,000 in jewellery was stolen. WA police said a 36-year-old man from Balcatta has been charged with aggravated home burglary, aggravated robbery, detention of another with intent to gain a benefit, aggravated assault and impersonating and attending as a public officer. A 20-year-old man has been charged with alleged animal cruelty in south-west New South Wales. NSW police arrested the man at his home in Coleambally on Sunday morning after an investigation into incidents allegedly carried out in late 2023.