3 days ago
Man charged with attempting to kill child in northern NSW car crash refused bail
A man charged with attempting to murder a child by allegedly driving off a remote road in northern New South Wales has been refused bail.
Just before 9pm last Thursday, emergency services responded to reports of a crash in Avenue Road, West Bungawalbin, south of Casino.
Police said on arrival officers found a car had driven into a pole.
The 23-year-old male driver and a 17-month-old girl, who was a passenger in the vehicle, were treated at the scene by paramedics for minor injuries and taken to Lismore Base Hospital.
The child was discharged from hospital on Saturday.
The 23-year-old man was released from hospital on Sunday afternoon and arrested by police.
Police alleged he was in breach of an apprehended violence order (AVO) by being with the child.
He was charged with five offences, including attempted murder (domestic violence), cause bodily harm by wilful neglect in charge of motor vehicle, contravene AVO and stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm.
The man today appeared by audio visual link in the Local Court of New South Wales' new Bail Division Court for the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers region.
He was refused bail and is next scheduled to appear in court in September.
However, his solicitor Tracey Randall said she would seek to make an application for his release later this week.
