A court has heard a man arrested after two women were hit by a car in Palmerston on the weekend was on bail for alleged domestic violence offences against one of the women at the time.
A court has heard a man arrested after two women were hit by a car in Palmerston on the weekend was on bail for allegedly breaching a domestic violence order involving one of the women at the time.Police allege Gregory Williams struck two women as they walked through a pedestrian crossingBoth women received minor injuries
In a statement on Sunday, detectives from the domestic and family violence unit alleged he accelerated towards two women at a Palmerston Bus Exchange pedestrian crossing, striking them in the legs before hitting another vehicle.Defence lawyer, Luke McLaughlin, urged Judge Tanya Fong-Lim to release Mr Williams on bail "to get his affairs in order.""He knows he'll be facing a lengthy term of imprisonment," said Mr McLaughlin.
Prosecutors opposed bail, telling the court Mr Williams had already been on bail for an alleged breach of a domestic violence order against the same victim, who was "exceedingly vulnerable". "That does not supersede the serious concerns that prosecutors and police have for the protection of the victim … it's an unacceptable risk to the victim and community at large."
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