A Bundaberg man faces court charged with 39 offences including torture, rape and deprivation of liberty. It follows a dramatic incident at an Avoca home on Monday, involving dozens of police officers.
A Bundaberg man who stands accused of escalating acts of serious domestic violence against two women over a two month period has been remanded in custody.
The 30-year-old man appeared via video-link in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court charged with 39 offences including torture, rape, deprivation of liberty and unlawful possession of a firearm.The 30-year-old man appeared via video-link in Bundaberg Magistrates Court charged with 39 offences. Police will allege the man punched one of the women and kicked her in the stomach, and on another occasion held her hostage, while threatening her with a pistol.
They will also allege he hit the second woman in the face with a pistol on multiple occasions, punched her and held her against her will.He was arrested near a shopping centre, following an earlier failed attempt to locate him. Dozens of officers wearing protective equipment surrounded a home in Avoca and closed off surrounding streets for several hours in an effort to bring him into custody.
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