Antony Catalano: Courtroom hears alleged particulars of March 13 assault | The Canberra Occasions

The ABC has reported additional particulars of the police allegations made in opposition to ACM co-owner Antony Catalano throughout a bail utility final month.

Catalano, the chief chairman of ACM, was positioned on a direct depart of absence by the corporate’s board in March after he confronted courtroom charged with quite a few alleged offences, together with assault, false imprisonment and making threats to kill.

His arrest adopted an incident at a Melbourne residence during which a lady suffered a fractured tailbone and was hospitalised.

Catalano, who’s due again in courtroom in Might, checked himself into rehab and stated he was “deeply ashamed and humiliated”.

The ABC reported on Wednesday that the Magistrates Courtroom of Victoria had launched a recording of a bail listening to for Catalano held on the evening of March 13.

Within the recording, police alleged Stefanie Catalano was subjected to a sustained assault by her husband early that morning earlier than fleeing the couple’s luxurious residence and flagging down a passing automotive for assist.

The ABC stated Senior Constable Kiran Paramaguru informed the courtroom that 59-year-old Catalano was excessive on medication and carrying solely his underwear when he allegedly attacked his spouse about 12.30am on March 13.

Within the recording, Senior Constable Paramaguru informed the courtroom the couple had been at dinner the earlier night and returned dwelling individually.

The ABC stated the officer alleged that Catalano started yelling at his spouse a few welfare examine requested by different relations days earlier.

“The sufferer was already in mattress when the accused approached her in a severely drug-affected state and started ranting and shouting on the sufferer about issues that do not pertain to her,” Senior Constable Paramaguru stated.

“The accused then demanded the sufferer’s telephone and escalated this unprovoked assault on the sufferer by bodily grabbing her.

“The accused has then proceeded to tug the sufferer by her hair and ankles by way of varied rooms and hallways throughout the giant residence advanced that they reside in.”

The ABC stated police alleged Catalano then dragged his spouse to a laundry space and grabbed a garments iron and held it in direction of his spouse’s head.

Ms Catalano, who police stated had been screaming for assist, briefly escaped the residence however was allegedly dragged again inside by her hair as she waited for the elevator.

“The accused then threatened the sufferer, stating ‘When you scream another time, I am going to stab you to demise’,” the ABC stated Senior Constable Paramaguru had informed the courtroom.

“The sufferer was in a lot worry and believed she was about to die and had no different choices so as an alternative of stopping her screaming, she continued to scream.”

Senior Constable Paramaguru informed the courtroom Ms Catalano grabbed at her husband’s underwear through the incident “with the intent of abandoning indicators of a wrestle, which might point out some kind of proof for police to research”.

Police had obtained CCTV from cameras contained in the residence, a lobby space and a hall, the ABC reported.

Senior Constable Paramaguru described the footage to the courtroom, alleging that it confirmed Ms Catalano “pleading for her life” whereas being attacked by her “pretty irate” husband.

“[He] can then be seen reaching throughout the sufferer, who’s now on the ground, and seize an iron and swing it at her with fairly appreciable power,” the officer stated.

“She’s utilizing all her power to try to battle the accused for custody of this garments iron as a result of she feared that it could be used in opposition to her to kill her.”

Neighbours had heard screaming from the residence and known as the police. The incident had lasted about an hour.

The courtroom heard {that a} 27-second recording from inside a neighbouring residence captured screaming and Ms Catalano saying “let me go” a number of instances, the ABC stated.

Senior Constable Paramaguru stated Ms Catalano finally managed to flee the residence.

“The sufferer ran onto the highway and screamed on the first passing car and in her excessive misery, demanded that she be pushed away from the world,” the officer stated, in response to the ABC’s account of the recording of the bail courtroom listening to.

Police initially couldn’t discover Catalano however arrested him – carrying the underwear allegedly torn through the assault – in a close-by suburb later that day.

He confronted courtroom through video hyperlink later that evening.

The bail courtroom heard that Stefanie Catalano was hospitalised and suffered a fractured tailbone.

The ABC stated Catalano’s defence barrister, Jason Gullaci SC, informed the March 13 listening to there have been “triable points” round how the incident within the residence started and “whether or not the complainant was an energetic participant in it”.

“The aftermath on the face of it would not look nice,” he stated.

Throughout authorized argument the courtroom heard that Ms Catalano had made a police criticism in opposition to her husband in 2018, when he allegedly punched and headbutted her, however the case didn’t proceed resulting from inadequate proof.

“Nevertheless you narrow it, he was not charged with any offence regarding that 2018 incident,” Mr Gullaci stated.

Police argued to the courtroom that Catalano must be held in custody, however Justice of the Peace Rohan Lawrence launched him on bail resulting from his lack of a previous conviction and potential authorized delays.

The ABC stated Justice of the Peace Lawrence had described the alleged offending as “severe” and stated Catalano may face jail time if discovered responsible of all expenses.

“It’s regarding violence, alleged to have been dedicated by Mr Catalano in opposition to Ms Catalano,” he stated. “It was protracted and in addition occurring in her dwelling.”

Catalano is due again in courtroom on Might 11. He has not entered a plea to the costs.

The board and govt management workforce of ACM have stated that whereas the allegations in opposition to Catalano will likely be decided by the courtroom, “violence in opposition to ladies is completely in opposition to the values of our firm and our mastheads”.

“ACM’s mastheads have an extended and proud historical past of upholding the values of the audiences they signify. They’re a trusted voice in retaining our communities sturdy, knowledgeable and linked. That won’t change.”

ACM is the writer of this masthead.