A MAN has suffered second-degree burns and bleeding on the brain after he was assaulted with a piece of wood and scalded with a pot of boiling water during a violent home invasion at Dora Creek on Wednesday morning.
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Lake Macquarie police say the man, 32, was confronted by two men inside his Cowell Street home about 6.20am.
The intruders forced their way in and hit the man with a piece of wood, police said.
They also threw a pot of boiling water from the stove onto the man causing burns to his back and arms.
The two men fled empty-handed and got into a vehicle.
Lake Macquarie police are investigating and established a crime scene at the home.
The injured man was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital and is undergoing treatment for second-degree burns to his back and arm and bleeding on the brain.
He is in a stable condition.
An investigation is underway and police are appealing for public assistance to identify and locate the men involved.
