Doveton man allegedly attacked a woman with a baseball bat
A Doveton man has been accused of attacking a woman so violently that she spent over a week in hospital, suffering from memory loss and a brain bleed.
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A Doveton man allegedly attacked a woman so violently that she spent more than a week in hospital, suffering from memory loss and a brain bleed, a court has heard.
William Hogan, 32, applied for bail at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after being charged with unlawful assault, intentionally cause injury and recklessly cause injury.
Police allege Hogan attacked a woman multiple times in August, October and November 2021.
Hogan allegedly pushed the victim into a wall and threw her to the ground after they had an argument about him buying and using drugs.
On another occasion he allegedly struck her to the face with a baseball bat multiple times causing her face to bleed.
He used the same baseball bat to allegedly smash the windscreen of her car.
Hogan allegedly pulled the woman’s hair, placed one hand at the back of her neck and covered her nose and mouth.
While doing this he allegedly said “Remember what I did last time? Remember how much it hurt? I’ll do it again”.
He allegedly continued his violent tirade by smacking, kicking and stomping on the victim’s head.
Hogan also allegedly locked the woman in a room using two deadlocks.
The court heard the woman was in hospital for eight days and experienced a loss of memory and a bleed to the brain.
Hogan’s lawyer Jacqui Hession said although the allegations were “extremely serious”, the man was “keen” to see his father who was in palliative care.
“I ask the court to take in to account the presumption of innocence and his right to liberty,” she said.
Magistrate Steven Raleigh said Hogan was an “unacceptable risk” and he was afraid for the safety of the victim.
Mr Raleigh also said there was no evidence of Hogan’s father’s illness.
The man was denied bail and will return to court at a later date.
