A TRIO charged after a violent Tamworth home invasion last month have appeared in court for the first time.
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Chloe Ann-Louise Pickering and Daniel Caldwell appeared in Tamworth Local Court on Monday morning, while Toby Caldwell was excused but was represented by a solicitor.
All three - aged 19 and 20 - face a lone charge of aggravated break-and-enter and commit serious indictable offence, but were not required to enter a plea.
Magistrate Julie Soars ordered police to compile a brief into the charges and serve it on the defence for the trio before the case returns to court in mid-April.
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"Police bail to continue," Ms Soars told the court.
About 5.15am on January 9, police said a gang of five forced their way into a home on Jill Street and confronted the occupants.
Police claim the intruders assaulted a 25-year-old man before he fled the house with his four-year-old child.
The group then assaulted two other occupants before leaving the scene, officers allege.
The 25-year-old man was taken to Tamworth hospital with minor injuries and was later released.
Police launched an investigation, and about four days later, the trio were arrested at a John Street home.
Police claimed at the time the home invasion was targeted.