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Dramatic twist in the bitter marriage split on Australia’s most expensive street: BondiBoost founder Alexandra Jakob breaks silence after DV charges against her are dropped – but her ex-husband insists HE won
Charges against BondiBoost founder Alexandra Jakob were withdrawn at Sydney’s Downing Centre court, ending the criminal case brought after her marriage to Gabriel Jakob broke down. The dispute matters because the former couple also remain embroiled in a civil case over who built the businesses associated with BondiBoost and Little Learning School.
Jakob had faced two common assault charges, two intimidation charges and one charge of entering a building to commit intimidation, all relating to 2023. A 12-month apprehended violence order protecting Gabriel Jakob was made by consent, with conditions restricting contact and prohibiting assault, threats, intimidation, stalking, harassment and property damage. Alexandra said the allegations had been hurtful and thanked her supporters; Gabriel’s spokesman described the order as a significant outcome.
In short
- Charges against Alexandra Jakob were withdrawn.
- A 12-month protection order for Gabriel Jakob was made by consent.
- Their separate dispute over business credit continues.
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The case for
Withdrawing the charges ends the criminal case without a conviction, and Alexandra Jakob is entitled to say the allegations were hurtful and to move on. A consent order is not a criminal finding that she committed the alleged offences, so it is reasonable to distinguish the order’s protective conditions from proof of guilt.
The case against
Gabriel Jakob and those concerned for his safety can regard the consent order as a meaningful protective outcome, since it imposes restrictions on contact and conduct after the breakdown of the marriage. The withdrawn charges do not establish that the allegations were false, and the order may provide safeguards while the former couple’s wider disputes continue.
Explained simply
BondiBoost is a haircare business founded by Alexandra Jakob, and Little Learning School is an early childhood education business associated with the former couple. Alexandra and Gabriel Jakob’s marriage broke down, and they are now involved in a separate civil dispute about who built the businesses.
The criminal case concerned allegations about events in 2023. It was separate from the business dispute, which matters because the couple’s claims about their shared work and ownership remain unresolved.
An apprehended violence order is a court order that sets rules intended to protect a person from another person’s conduct. Such orders can restrict contact and prohibit behaviour including threats, harassment or property damage.