Five-year-old found with horrific injuries in a Sydney home is fighting for life in hospital after allegedly being beaten with a wooden STICK as one of the child's parents is charged

  • Five-year-old boy 'seriously assaulted' at Sydney south west home on Friday 
  • Man, 20, and woman, 31, were arrested and are facing serious assault charges 
  • NSW Police confirm one of the adults involved was the five-year-old's parent 

A young boy has been rushed to hospital after suffering 'serious injuries' in a brutal attack allegedly involving one of its parents in Sydney's south west. 

The five-year-old was 'seriously assaulted' at a Chadderton St home in Cambramatta about 9.50pm on Friday, August 29, police said.

Emergency crews found a horrific scene and took the child to Liverpool Hospital, where he is in a critical condition.

The child's injuries are understood to be gravely serious.

A man, 20, and woman, 31, were arrested at the home after a five-year-old boy was 'seriously assaulted'

A man, 20, and woman, 31, were arrested at the home after a five-year-old boy was 'seriously assaulted'

A man, 20, and 31-year-old woman - known to the child - were arrested at the home and have since been charged with domestic violence offences.  

A NSW Police spokeswoman confirmed one of the adults arrested was the child's parent. 

Police will allege in court the child had been assaulted with a wooden stick. 

The man and woman were both refused bail to appear at Paramatta Bail Court on Saturday, August 29.

The five-year-old was 'seriously assaulted' at a Chadderton St home in Cambramatta (pictured, the street) about 9.50pm on Friday, August 29, police said

The five-year-old was 'seriously assaulted' at a Chadderton St home in Cambramatta (pictured, the street) about 9.50pm on Friday, August 29, police said

Five-year-old 'seriously assaulted' at Sydney home as a man, 20, and woman, 31, are arrested

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