Two men have been arrested over a home invasion and attack on an elderly woman in Wynnum West a fortnight ago.
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Police allege the two men broke into the 87-year-old's Grainger Street property on Wednesday, May 13 while she was home alone.
One allegedly dragged the woman and threw her into another room, before joining the other in ransacking the house.
The woman was left shaken by the ordeal and taken to Redland Hospital as a precaution.
Detectives from Cleveland CIB arrested a 17-year-old from Waterford West on Tuesday night and a 28-year-old on Wednesday morning.
The teenager from Waterford West faced court on Wednesday afternoon charged with entering a dwelling with intent, robbery in company and deprivation of liberty.
The 28-year-old man from Woodridge will face Wynnum Magistrates Court on Thursday charged with enter dwelling with intent in company, robbery in company and deprivation of liberty.
Cleveland CIB officer-in-charge, Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Graham Kershaw said investigations were continuing and more charges were expected to be laid in the coming days.
"It was an investigation which local detectives had a lot of passion about," he said.
Acting Senior Sergeant Kershaw thanked the public for their help in the investigation.
The teenager was expected to face Cleveland Magistrates Court on Wednesday afternoon, while the other man is expected to face Wynnum Magistrates Court later in the week.
