Dane Slade charged with assault and affray
A man charged over an alleged brawl in Cronulla is now behind bars on remand after he allegedly punched his girlfriend’s dad in the face and left him with a bloody mouth during a drunken argument at the man’s 50th birthday party.
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A young man on bail after he allegedly became involved in a wild back alley brawl in the height of the coronavirus pandemic is now behind bars on remand after police say he bashed his girlfriend’s father during a drunken dust-up at his 50th birthday.
Dane Slade, 21, pleaded not guilty to affray after he was allegedly involved in a violent fight between two groups in a Cronulla laneway at 3.15am on March 22.
At Sutherland Local Court Magistrate Jayeann Carney heard that weeks later while he was on bail, he allegedly attended his girlfriend’s father’s 50th birthday party and assaulted the man in his own garage, leaving him with a bloody mouth.
“Shortly after 4.20am, an argument arose and Slade punched the victim in the mouth and face,” Ms Carney said.
“He then punched him towards the jaw and both of them sustained injuries.”
When police arrested Slade and charged him with assault causing actual bodily harm and contravening an AVO, he was allegedly so drunk he was slurring his words.
The court also heard Slade was already subject to a 18-month community corrections order for a domestic common assault and an apprehended violence order that prevents him from being with his girlfriend within 12 hours of drinking alcohol and from assaulting her or her relatives.
He was also subject to a curfew as a condition of bail after the alleged affray.
“It indicates the accused contravened the AVO, as the accused can’t approach the victim within 12 hours of drinking alcohol,” Ms Carney said.
“He was also breaching his curfew.”
Slade’s bail was revoked on May 31 and his solicitor made a new application for bail at Sutherland Local Court on Thursday but it was refused by Ms Carney.
“Having regard to his complete disregard for his hail conditions, I’m satisfied on the balance of probabilities that there would be an unacceptable risk of the accused committing a serious offence and endangering the safety of the victims and the community,” Ms Carney said.
Slade will next face Sutherland Local Court on July 30.