Newcastle tradie Rhyan Allan denied bail over domestic violence allegations involving ex-girlfriend Chloe Bohuslav

A Newcastle tradie will front court in August to fight allegations he assaulted his ex-girlfriend. Details of the case, as well as the concerns some friends harboured over the veracity of claims, were aired in an unsuccessful bail application.

Newcastle man Rhyan Allan was refused bail in the NSW Supreme Court in May 2025 on domestic violence charges against his girlfriend, Chloe Bohuslav at her New Lambton home. Pictures: Supplied

A heavily tattooed Newcastle tradie will fight allegations he tried to strangle his glamorous girlfriend and threatened to have her killed, with friends of the pair telling a court they have serious doubts over the veracity of the woman’s claims.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal construction worker Rhyan Allan and his former partner, Chloe Bohuslav, are set for a showdown inside a Newcastle courtroom in the middle of the year, with Allan electing to defend a string of domestic violence charges levelled against him by police.

Details of the case – as well as the reservations held by some of their friends over the truth of Ms Bohuslav’s claims – were aired in the NSW Supreme Court last week during Allan’s unsuccessful application for bail.

According to documents tendered to the court, police will allege Allan repeatedly assaulted and intimidated Ms Bohuslav during their six-month relationship while they were living together in her New Lambton home.

Allan has pleaded not guilty to a series of domestic violence charges. Picture: Supplied

He denies allegations he choked his girlfriend, threatened her and destroyed her property. Picture: Supplied

The alleged acts of violence include incidents where Ms Bohuslav claims Allan grabbed her from behind in an MMA-style naked choke hold and tried to strangle her, leaving her in fear she was going to die.

The court heard Ms Bohuslav also alleges Allan stood over her and threatened to have someone kill her “every second day” they were together, and repeatedly destroyed her property including kicking holes in the walls of her home and “ripping cupboards from the kitchen”.

Newcastle woman Chloe Bohuslav made allegations against her ex-partner. Picture: Facebook,

She made a statement to police on December 14 last year, prompting officers to arrest Allan on New Year’s Eve.

However, the court heard several friends of the couple have since approached Allan’s lawyer to provide affidavits on his behalf.

Documents from Ms Bohuslav’s neighbours Simone and Shane Davis, Allan’s ex-partner, Misty Swilks-Grealy, and two friends - – Katie Wright and Genevieve Davis – were tendered to the court in support of Allan’s bid for bail.

Simone Davis told the court she remembered a time when Ms Bohuslav

allegedly slashed the tyres on Allan’s hire car during a fit of anger, while another time she recalled seeing Ms Bohuslav throw Allan’s belongings onto the front lawn of the property during a fight.

Allan will face Newcastle Local Court in August for a hearing in the charges Picture: Amy Ziniak

Ms Bohuslav has not been charged with any criminal offence in relation to the allegations.

Ms Swilks-Grealy told the court in her affidavit that she was on the phone to Allan one day when she allegedly overheard Ms Bohuslav threaten to tell people he was a “woman bashing dog” if he left the house against her wishes.

Genevieve Davis said in her affidavit she arrived at the couple’s house one day to find holes in the wall and smashed crockery on the floor.

There were reservations held by some of their friends over the truth of Ms Bohuslav’s claims. Picture: Facebook,

Newcastle woman Chloe Bohuslav alleged her partner, Rhyan Allan, stood over her and threatened to have her killed, as well as damaged her property, in multiple acts of domestic violence during their six-month relationship. Picture: Facebook,

She claimed Ms Bohuslav told her “I’m so embarrassed, I just smashed up the house”.

Genevieve Davis also alleged Allan had said he wanted to end his relationship with Ms Bohuslav but that she had threatened to “ruin his life and get him sent to jail if he left her”.

In court last week, Allan’s lawyer proposed a series of strict bail conditions for his release, including a $10,000 surety from his parents, who had agreed to have him live with them near Lismore – more than six hours from Newcastle.

He argued the case against Allan was weak, saying there was no photographic evidence to support the allegations.

Allan was refused bail and will remain in custody on remand ahead of the court hearing.

Prosecutors opposed Allan’s release, noting he had prior convictions for acts of domestic violence against another former partner (not Ms Swilks-Grealy) and had failed to comply with court orders in the past.

Justice Stephen Rothman refused to release Allan from custody, saying he was worried about his history of domestic violence.

“I am most concerned about interference with witnesses and evidence, and I am most concerned about the safety of the complainant,” he said.

He noted bail was “intended to be an assessment of the unacceptability of risk” and not the time during which a court determined the guilt or innocence of an accused person.

However, he said the conditions proposed were not enough to give him confidence that Allan would not reoffend if released from custody.

The case has been set down for a hearing in Newcastle Local Court on August 1.

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