On 27 July 2025 our client was at his home with his wife when an argument occurred. The argument turned violent and our client’s wife called the police.
After the police attended, our client told police that his wife had assaulted him after he had asked her to leave the house. He told the police that during the assault upon him, he acted in self defence.
Our client’s wife (the complainant) then provided a different version to police, alleging that she had been assaulted by our client. The complainant also made further historical allegations of violence against our client. In one of her allegations, the complainant alleged that our client had held a knife to her throat a month earlier.
Despite informing police that he had been assaulted and had acted in self defence, our client was charged by police with the following offences:
After being released on bail, our client immediately contacted our Sydney criminal lawyer.
Our client pleaded not guilty to the charges and the matter was set down for hearing on 31 April 2026 at the Sydney Downing Centre.
However, one week prior to the hearing commencing, the complainant attended her local police station and provided a further statement to police, alleging other historical allegations of violence by my client, and providing text messages and other photographic evidence of bruises as evidence of the alleged violence against her.
On 29 April 2026 our client was arrested again. Our client was charged with the following additional offences:
Our client pleaded not guilty to the new charges and the new charges were set down for hearing on the same day as the first set of charges.
On 2 June 2026 a two day special fixture commenced in the NSW Local Court. During the hearing, our Sydney Criminal Lawyer cross examined the witness where her evidence was challenged and tested, and it was ultimately suggested to her that she had made up her allegations.
On 3 June 2026, after considering the evidence, a Local Court Judge found our client not guilty of all 7 charges.
