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Alleged Ballina DV offender arrested after car crash

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A 47-year-old Ballina man is to face court next month over a series of alleged offences including a drunken car crash.

Officers from the Richmond Police District have accused him of domestic violence offences, causing injuries and fear to the victim.

He is alleged to have unlawfully entered the victim’s residence, harassed her with more than 90 calls and 30 texts, then crashed his car while intoxicated.

Police say they charged him on 19 December and he is due to face Byron Bay Local Court on 19 January 2026.

Bonalbo man jailed after violent arrest

Meanwhile, a 46-year-old man arrested in relation to a domestic violence assault in Bonalbo in November is to serve fifteen months in jail.

Police say they charged the man last month and that he violently resisted and caused actual bodily harm injuries to officers during the arrest.

He was subsequently charged with domestic violence common assault as well as for resisting and assaulting police causing actual bodily harm.

He has since faced Lismore Local Court where he was sentenced on 22 December to fifteen months’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of nine months.

Domestic violence features in top 3 reasons for arrest

Police said common assault offences, both domestic and non-domestic violence related, accounted for one in five arrests across the Richmond district in the week ending 24 December, making it the number one reason for arrest.

Domestic violence apprehended violence orders breaches accounted for 17.5% of arrests in the same period, as did stalking and/or intimidation.



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