Two men accused of beating a man with iron bars in a home invasion in Upper Hutt yesterday have been remanded in custody.
A 27-year-old man suffered a suspected broken arm and bruising when he was attacked at his home in Clouston Park Rd about 4.30pm yesterday.
Police said two men entered the man's house and beat him with iron bars.
The offenders left in a car but were stopped shortly afterwards by a nearby police patrol.
Upper Hutt men Joshua Keith Ayling, 24, and Lance Paul Collins, 30, were remanded in custody when they appeared in Lower Hutt District Court this morning.
The men entered no plea to charges of injuring with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and entering a property with a weapon.
They are due to reappear in court on Wednesday.
Police said yesterday that more serious charges could be laid after they had finished speaking to witnesses.
