ISIS terrorist Khaled Sharrouf’s brother Arken Sharrouf charged with domestic assault

The brother of slain Australian ISIS terrorist Khaled Sharrouf is behind bars today charged with savagely bashing the mother of his children and shaving her head.

Arken Sharrouf has been charged with assaulting the mother of his children. Picture: John Feder/The Australian

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The brother of slain Australian ISIS terrorist Khaled Sharrouf faced court today charged with savagely bashing the mother of his children and shaving her head.

Arken Sharrouf, 32, is in custody charged with three counts of assault and choking after his 27-year-old female partner staggered into Riverwood police station at 10pm on Tuesday night with severe facial injuries and her head shaved.

Police will allege the woman’s head was shaved, her ribs and vertebrae were broken and her eye socket was fractured when she arrived at the police station with a small child.

Court documents reveal Sharrouf is accused of choking his partner, punching her, kicking her and stomping on her, causing a fractured left eye socket, 10 broken ribs and two fractured vertebrae.

Sharrouf is also charged with common assault in relation to “forcibly cutting all her hair from her head”.

“The assault is of the most serious nature, using extreme violence over a 48 hour period,” the police documents stated.

“Police have extreme fears for the victim in this matter if bail is granted to the accused.”

Arken Sharrouf at Sutherland Local Court in 2017. Picture: John Feder/The Australian

The woman was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and remains in hospital while Sharrouf was arrested at a home on Belmore Rd in Riverwood.

Sharrouf did not come up from the cells at Sutherland Local Court but a Legal Aid solicitor did not apply for his bail and it was formally refused.

The matter was adjourned to the same court on Monday where Sharrouf will be represented by a private solicitor.

St George police listed several bail concerns before keeping him in custody overnight including his terror links and his continued threat to the victim’s safety.

Police also said a prison sentence was highly likely if the allegations against Sharrouf are proven.

“The accused has associations with terrorist organisations and his brother is a known deceased terrorist,” police documents stated.

“The accused is a known supporter of terrorist organisations and the accused’s family has travelled to the Middle East to support terrorist organisations.”

Sharrouf’s children are now in the care of family members.