Dusty’s dad’s violent reaction to cheating claims

Shocking details have emerged about how Shane Martin violently attacked his girlfriend after he was told she had been unfaithful.

Shane Martin was facing a string of police charges in Auckland before his sudden death. Picture: Alex Coppel

The father of Tigers Premiership star Dustin Martin was charged with an array of offences at the time of his death, with police alleging he strangled his partner over claims she had been “whoring around”.

Deported bikie Shane Martin, 54, was charged on November 16 last year with serious assault, home invasion and drug possession offences, documents filed in New Zealand’s Tauanga district court show.

It is alleged Auckland model Robin Reynolds, 49, arrived at her home in the early hours of October 23 to find Martin in her bed.

“He did not have authority to have entry to the dwelling,” police prosecutor Sheryl Webb said.

“The defendant immediately accused the victim of having been ‘f--king around’, and ‘whoring around’ calling her a ‘sl-t’.

“(He) attacked the victim, throwing her around the bedroom, and punching her in the face causing a cut to her lip.

Dustin Martin with his father Shane Martin.

“The defendant has grabbed the victim around the neck, squeezing, but not sufficiently for her to lose consciousness. The defendant has also bitten her on the finger.”

The pair had been in an “intermittent relationship” since 2020.

Police allege Ms Reynolds received a black eye, a swollen lip with dry blood and had slight redness to her neck.

After the struggle Ms Reynolds, who had once been romantically linked to pop icon Robbie Williams, found his flick knife under her couch and called police.

Officers found empty steroid vials at a holiday rental Martin had been staying at when they executed a search warrant.

Shane Martin died of a suspected heart attack on December 17, 2021.

Martin pleaded guilty to all charges before he died on December 17 of a suspected heart attack, with police saying his death was not suspicious.

Martin’s biographer Jarrod Gilbert said he was found “facedown on his kitchen floor” and “died all alone” at his Mount Maunganui home.

The prominent Rebels bikie managed a transport company based in Australia which he managed remotely after he was deported on grounds of bad character in 2016.

He had his visa cancelled under section 501 of the Australian Immigration Act, which states people can be deported if they have a “substantial” criminal record.

Martin had previously been convicted for car theft and other vehicle offences in New Zealand.