Man charged after woman savagely bashed in Bathurst

Updated October 10 2015 - 9:43am, first published 4:30am
SEARCH FOR CLUES: Police conduct a line search in Mugridge Lane yesterday after a woman was assaulted on Thursday night. Police are appealing for anyone with information about the assault to come forward. Photo: PHIL BLATCH 	100915pblane11
SEARCH FOR CLUES: Police conduct a line search in Mugridge Lane yesterday after a woman was assaulted on Thursday night. Police are appealing for anyone with information about the assault to come forward. Photo: PHIL BLATCH 100915pblane11

7.30am UPDATE: Bathurst police have charged a man after a 54-year-old woman was found unconscious in a lane off Bentinck Street on Thursday night.