TWO boys aged 13 and 14 have been charged with assaulting an 88-year-old man during a violent home invasion in Wongan Hills, 182km north-east of Perth.

The elderly man was confronted by two youths at the back door of his home about 10.30pm on Sunday, February 25.

Police allege the boys assaulted the man and entered the house before taking car keys and stealing a vehicle parked at the property.

The victim suffered a large gash on the top of his head which required medical treatment.

The vehicle was located by police a short time later.

Northman detectives have charged the teenagers, who are from Wongan Hills and Darlington, with several offences, including aggravated armed robbery, aggravated unlawful wounding and motor vehicle theft.

The boys have appeared in Northam Children’s Court and were remanded in custody to appear in Perth Children’s Court on March 19.