Army vet is now charged over his partner’s alleged baseball bat vigilante rampage when the NDIS boss found an intruder in her shed – as she remains behind bars but he walked free from court in surprise twist
An army veteran has been charged over an alleged baseball bat attack after his partner, an NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) service provider, discovered an intruder in her shed in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales. The woman remains in custody over the incident, while her partner was granted bail and walked free from court, a twist that has drawn attention to the case.
Police allege the pair confronted the intruder before the attack unfolded, with the woman accused of leading the vigilante-style assault. Details of the specific charges against each of them, and the circumstances of the alleged kidnapping and assault, are before the courts, with the man's release on bail contrasting with his partner continuing to be held behind bars.
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Raymond Terrace is a town in New South Wales, north of Newcastle. The case centres on a couple: a woman who runs an NDIS service (an Australian government scheme that funds support for people with disability), and her partner, a military veteran. Police allege the woman found an intruder in the shed at her property and that the pair then carried out an attack on him with a baseball bat, rather than simply calling police.
Both the man and the woman have been charged over the incident, though the exact charges each faces relate to allegations of assault and kidnapping. The case has drawn attention partly because of the vigilante nature of the alleged response to a break-in, and partly because of how differently the courts have treated the pair so far.
At the centre of the current story is a contrast in bail outcomes: the woman remains in custody, while the man was granted bail and released. Both matters are still before the courts, meaning none of the allegations have yet been tested or proven.