Kincumber: Two men charged after a man was bashed and dumped in bushland
Two men have faced court charged with allegedly kidnapping and bashing a man before ‘leaving him for dead’ in bushland with a broken jaw and possible brain damage.
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Two men have been charged with assault and kidnapping after a man was found with serious injuries on the Central Coast earlier this month.
About 9.30pm on Friday, October 18, three men left a licensed venue at Terrigal in a Toyota Corolla.
At 11pm, police allege the car stopped on Carrack Rd at Kincumber where one man dragged another man from the car and proceeded to punch and kick him a number of times to the head.
The man was dragged back into the car and driven to Doyle St at Kincumber, where he was dumped in bushland.
About 11am the next day a passer-by found the 36-year-old man unconscious and with serious injuries.
Brisbane Water Police attended and established two crime scenes.
The man was taken to Gosford Hospital to be treated for a fractured jaw and possible brain damage.
Following inquiries, on Thursday last week police arrested 22-year-old Thomas Gordon Hutchin at Terrigal and charged with causing grievous bodily harm to person with intent and kidnapping in company with intent to obtain advantage.
He was refused bail to appear at Gosford Local Court on Friday, December 20.
Yesterday police arrested and charged Michael Warne-Liddle, 27, of Kincumber with the same two offences.
He faced Gosford Local Court today where he was also refused bail to appear in December.
The court heard Mr Warne-Liddle had “turned himself in” to Gosford Police Station.
Three graphic photographs of the 36-year-old victim were shown in court by the police prosecutor to reflect the “brutality” of the alleged offending.
Documents tendered to court reveal Mr Warne-Liddle was on a community corrections order for an aggravated break and enter offence at the time and he had assault matters on his record.
In refusing bail Magistrate Christopher Longley noted the victim had been “left for dead”.
