Man charged, woman dies after assault at Port Hughes home

A man is behind bars and his wife has died in hospital after an alleged domestic violence attack on the Yorke Peninsula.

A woman has died after she was allegedly attacked by her husband during a domestic violence assault on Yorke Peninsula.

Police were made aware of the incident about 12.30pm on Monday, when the 37-year-old woman was taken by SA Ambulance paramedics to Wallaroo Hospital.

She was later flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, and succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday.

Antony Ogar, 58, appeared via video-link in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with aggravated assault causing serious harm and sought bail over the incident at Port Hughes, just south of Moonta.

His charges are now expected to be upgraded to murder.

Magistrate Ben Sale denied the application based on the seriousness of the allegations.

Police searched the Port Hughes home where a woman was assaulted on Monday. Picture: Hannah Foord/7NEWS

Police at the scene of a domestic assault in Port Hughes. Picture: 7NEWS

Police prosecutor Sergeant Paul Scicluna told the court on Tuesday the woman’s injuries would be fatal.

“The victim is in the Royal Adelaide Hospital with such severe head and brain injuries that we have been advised that she will not live,” Sergeant Scicluna said.

“These injuries occurred between the 24th and 27th of July at the couple’s residence in Port Hughes … (Mr Ogar) and victim were the only ones there at that time.”

Sergeant Scicluna said there was a lump on the victim’s forehead that conflicted with Mr Ogar’s account that she had hit the back of her head.

“This is an injury that I’m told is between the size of a golf ball or tennis ball,” he said.

Sergeant Scicluna said Mr Ogar’s charges would be upgraded when the victim inevitably died.

He said that after attending Wallaroo Hospital on Tuesday, police spoke to the victim’s daughter, who described ongoing domestic abuse by Mr Ogar towards the victim.

“She outlined what can only be described as a horrific example of domestic violence over the course of the several years they’ve been together,” Sergeant Scicluna said.

“The daughter lived with them for a number of years and said it occurred on almost a daily basis – striking the victim.

“She described a couple of incidents – one was multiple punches to the stomach, another was a strike to the head with some sort of kitchen object. These occurred both in the Philippines and in Australia.”

Police at the scene of a domestic assault in the Yorke Peninsula town of Port Hughes. Picture: 7NEWS

The scene of the assault. Picture: 7NEWS

The court heard the victim met Mr Ogar in the Philippines. They are married and have lived together for four to five years, including in Port Hughes since 2020.

Counsel for Mr Ogar said the victim was “intoxicated” when she “attacked him and he raised his hands, causing her to fall backwards on to the floor, hitting her head”.

“He was laying in his bedroom, she started attacking him, then she’s had a fall,” defence counsel said.

“After that she appeared to be somewhat flat. He put her in the next room. As soon as he saw her the next day he called an ambulance.

“My client denies charges before the court. He says they were a happily married couple.”

Mr Ogar was refused bail and remanded in custody to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court in December.