Neighbour answers woman's cries for help and stops an attempted rape in Oakhurst home invasion Ben Fant heard his neighbour's cries for help and intervened as a man was attempting to rape her. A MAN who rushed to the aid of a neighbour sexually assaulted during a terrifying western Sydney home invasion has today been hailed a hero. The 24-year-old electrician, Ben Fant, had been home with his fiancée in Dimascio Place, in the Sydney suburb of Oakhurst, last night about 8pm when he heard his next-door neighbour screaming his name and immediately ran to help. There, he saw a man trying to rape the 31-year-old mother of three, but the attacker managed to escape through a window using keys he'd stolen from his victim - along with a mobile phone - to gain entry to her car and drive away. At the same time, the woman's ex-husband was arriving at the townhouse to check his mail. Mr Fant was trying to stop the man from escaping when the attacker reversed the car over his foot, breaking it and leaving a 10mm "separation" in his ankle. He is being treated in hospital for his injuries. The offender crashed the car into a tree opposite the home, before leaving the scene. The car was later found burnt out in Toongabbie, about a 20-minute drive away. Police are now hunting a man in his late teens or early twenties, of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander appearance and a slim build. It is understood the man, believed to be unknown to the victim, forced his way into the townhouse through a window and was armed with a knife. Mr Fant said today he was "fine" as he left his home on his way to hospital. "I've got t to get the hospital now, I have to have pins put in my foot," he said. Mr Fant's boss Turnkey Electrical Systems general manager Peter Guini, said Mr Fant would be unable to work for several weeks and was to get married in a month's time. He's in hospital at the moment getting treatment for his broken foot. He's got a 10mm separation in his ankle right now," Mr Guini said. The woman screamed for help and called out his name. He saw that she was in distress and went next door and there was a man attempting to rape her, apparently. The man fled out the window, Ben tried to follow him and he drove the car over his foot. The poor kid's getting married in the next four weeks. He's unable to work for six to eight weeks depending on his injuries. He'll have to have a pin in his ankle. He's a nice chap that's been with us for eight years. The kid's done his apprenticeship with us. He's a terrific trades person and a credit to the company. She (the victim) is just a nice person that lives next door and she's required some help. He deserves a good pat on the back. We're real proud of him. Detectives visited the victim's house about 12.30pm to retrieve some belongings, including a black and cream handbag. They also interviewed Mr Fant's fiancée, who told the Daily Telegraph that they had been planning their wedding but he was now being cared for in hospital. Female neighbours said they were concerned that there was a violent sex attacker on the loose. "I'm worried because she's my neighbour," Shweta Shetti said. It's very scary. It's a safe neighbourhood, a good neighbourhood. Jebbeh Dennis said she often saw young men hanging around the neighbourhood on her way to picking up her young daughter from school. "Of course I am worried," she said.