A man has been charged with six additional domestic violence offences – including a coercive control offence – after an alleged kidnapping in the Illawarra last year left a woman with multiple fractures.
Officers attached Lake Illawarra Police District commenced an investigation on Tuesday 5 August 2025, after a 32-year-old woman attended Lake Illawarra Police Station to report alleged domestic violence-related offences.
Police will allege in court a 34-year-old man – who is known to her – detained her by chaining her up in their home on The Esplanade, Oak Flats.
Police will allege between July and August 2025, the woman was subjected to ongoing physical assaults and, on one occasion, scissors and a meat tenderiser were thrown at her.
The woman was treated at Shellharbour Hospital for fractures to her eye socket as well as multiple fractures to her ribs.
A 34-year-old man was arrested at a home on The Esplanade, Oak Flats, about 1.30pm on Wednesday 6 August 2025 and was charged with five offences,
- Take/detain person with intent to obtain advantage (DV)
- Common assault (DV)
- Kidnap with intent to commit serious indictable offence occasion actual bodily harm.
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), and
- Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic).
He was refused bail.
Following further legal advice, the same man was yesterday (Tuesday 3 February 2026), charged with an additional six offences.
- Sexual intercourse without consent (DV)
- Common assault (DV)
- Intentionally choke person with recklessness (two counts)
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV) and
- Intend abusive behaviour coerce/control intimate partner (DV).
The man has been held in custody since his first appearance in court in August last year. He is due to appear in Wollongong Local Court later today (Wednesday 4 February 2026).
