Two young Hamilton district men are in police custody charged with serious offences

Police allege residents of a Casterton home heard people rummaging through the front yard of their property about midnight on Thursday last week.

Someone knocked on the door but the residents refused to answer.

At about 4am Friday it's alleged a 21-year-old Casterton man and an 18-year-old Hamilton man were at the property.

Residents of the same property could hear voices outside and a male occupant unlocked the deadbolt.

It's alleged an offender kicked in the front door, stepped into the home and struck the occupant a number of times to the head and face with the baseball bat.

Another occupant attended at the front door to assist his housemate and was also struck by the baseball bat a number of times.

The second victim managed to get hold of the baseball bat and seized the weapon.

The whole episode is believed to have been filmed on a mobile phone by a second man outside the home.

Both of the male victims required medical attention.

The two accused men were arrested during the long weekend and were subsequently charged with home invasion, as well as assault-related and weapons offences.

They appeared in Warrnambool Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old man was remanded in custody and will appear in court at a later date.

The 18-year-old man was remanded in custody to appear in court again on Wednesday for a bail application.

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