Court hears Gregory Geason, who denies assaulting the woman, searched ‘how to get domestic violence charges dropped’ in days after argument
A Tasmanian supreme court judge denied punching his former partner and pushing her into a mantelpiece, telling a court she was unsteady, fell and hit her head on a table.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Geason said the woman then turned to walk towards the kitchen but was unsteady on her feet because she’d had a lot to drink. Geason said the “logical explanation” for bruising on the woman’s upper arms was his effort to grab her and help her to her feet after she fell. He said he had to use “whatever force necessary” to get her up because she was a “deadweight”.
He said one search for “how to get domestic violence charges dropped – step-by-step guide” was in anticipation of what would happen.
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