Richard William Cutmore, 23, was refused bail in Tamworth Local Court on Tuesday on charges of aggravated break-and-enter as well as break, enter and steal.

Police were called to the 89-year-old woman's home on Cossa Street in West Tamworth just before 6:30am on Monday.

Officers were told the woman had screamed when she woke to see a man in her bedroom and he then ran away.

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Oxley officers set up a crime scene and combed the area for clues, with specialist officers examining the location.

Several items were seized for forensic examination.

Investigations led police to zero in on Cutmore at a home on a nearby street, where he was arrested and taken to Tamworth Police Station.

Court documents show Cutmore has not entered pleas to the allegations against him.

Investigations are continuing.

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