Tahmoor: Man accused of assaulting woman faces 23 charges after shotgun, knuckledusters allegedly seized from house

A barber accused of assaulting a woman and allegedly hiding weapons in his home has apologised to his mum in court as he was refused bail.

Sheehan has been charged with 23 offences.

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A man accused of assaulting a woman and allegedly hiding a sawn-off shotgun and bullet shells inside his Tahmoor home has apologised to his mum in court as he was refused bail on 23 offences.

Father-of-two Blake Sheehan, 26, was picked up by police driving in Tahmoor about noon on Monday following reports he had allegedly breached an apprehended violence order.

Police soon after raided his Milne St home where a shotgun, knuckledusters, an extendible baton and cannabis were allegedly found.

Sheehan was formally refused bail at Campbelltown Local Court.

The 26-year-old works as a barber.

The 26-year-old was charged with five counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of common assault, three counts of possess prohibited weapon, two counts of possess ammunition without permit and six counts of breaching an AVO.

He is also facing three firearm-related charges and possession of fireworks.

It’s alleged a 21-year-old woman was assaulted by Sheehan on multiple occasions between April and November last year.

Police prosecutor Leonard Kerr told the court Sheehan, who is in the process of converting his garage into a barber studio, called the alleged victim only 30 minutes after he was formally refused bail at Narellan Police station on Monday night.

“(He said) words to the effect that she has ‘dobbed’ on him so to speak,” Mr Kerr said.

Mr Kerr said granting bail to Sheehan posed an unacceptable risk to the female victim and the community, airing concerns he could commit a similar offence.

He is accused of assaulting a female multiple times across a six-month period.

A sawn-off shotgun was allegedly found in his Tahmoor home.

Arrest warrants have been issued in the past for the Tahmoor man, the court heard, who has been previously convicted of use of a prohibited weapon without a warrant.

When the 26-year-old first appeared on video link, he said “I’m sorry mum”.

His lawyer said any risk to the alleged victim or community could be eased by strict conditional bail, including daily reporting to police.

Magistrate Ian Guy formally refused bail as Sheehan had a “non-insignificant record for a young man” and a “history of violence”.

The matter will return to Picton Local Court on March 10.