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Bondi hoarders: Mary and Liana Bobolas on domestic violence charges

Police allege family relations inside the Bondi hoarders’ home have soured, with two members of the Bobolas family charged with domestic violence and two subject to protection orders.

The Bobolas family has been warring with their neighbours and the local council for years – but now police allege the family members have turned on each other.
The Bobolas family has been warring with their neighbours and the local council for years – but now police allege the family members have turned on each other.

Usually it is the Bondi hoarders against the world – but police will allege members of the Bobolas family have turned on each other as two members of the household were charged with domestic assault.

Elena, Mary and Liana Bobolas have waged a long war with Waverley Council and their neighbours over the constantly accumulating hoard of possessions at their Boonara Ave home.

Police will allege the fights have become personal, with Liana charged with assaulting her mother Mary – and Mary charged with assaulting her other daughter Elena.

Elena and Liana Bobolas at the Bondi home. Picture: Ross Schultz
Elena and Liana Bobolas at the Bondi home. Picture: Ross Schultz

Court documents reveal Liana spent a night in custody in February 2020 after she was charged with assaulting her mother and contravening an AVO at their Bondi home on February 22.

Liana was granted bail the next day at Parramatta Local Court and will next face Waverley Local Court on September 16.

She has pleaded not guilty to both charges.

Mary Bobolas in the front yard of her home in Bondi. Picture: John Appleyard
Mary Bobolas in the front yard of her home in Bondi. Picture: John Appleyard

More recently, Mary was charged with domestic common assault against her other daughter Elena at their home on August 5.

Mary will also face Waverley Local Court on September 10 where she will be required to enter pleas.

Mary is now subject to an AVO to protect Elena, while Liana is subject to an AVO to protect Mary.

The Bobolas family at Downing Centre Local Court in 2019. Picture: Adam Yip
The Bobolas family at Downing Centre Local Court in 2019. Picture: Adam Yip

Meanwhile, Elena was scheduled to face Downing Centre Local Court earlier this week charged with using offensive language in a public place and failing to leave court premises as required by a security officer.

She did not attend court on Wednesday and was instead convicted in her absence and fined a total of $1000.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/wentworth-courier/bondi-hoarders-mary-and-liana-bobolas-on-domestic-violence-charges/news-story/9453e3c317b1c458400cb8dbbb3952f1