Alexandria stabbing accused allegedly broke knife in three pieces during attack

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The antheral accused of attacking his erstwhile woman extracurricular an Alexandria gym allegedly stabbed her truthful hard that the room weapon helium was utilizing broke into 3 pieces.

Anthony Monteleone, 45, pulled up adjacent to his erstwhile girlfriend’s car successful the car parkland of Crunch Fitness Alexandria connected Wednesday afternoon, constabulary sources not authorised to talk publically told the Herald. When she near the gym and walked to the driver’s broadside of her car, helium allegedly got retired of his achromatic Subaru and tackled her to the ground.

Then, constabulary volition allege successful court, helium stabbed her truthful hard that the weapon helium was wielding broke isolated astatine the grip and the leaf divided successful two.

The woman, whom the Herald has chosen not to name, was recovering successful infirmary with injuries to her neck, receptor and caput and was successful a unchangeable information connected Friday. She is expected to beryllium discharged successful the coming days.

On Friday, Monteleone concisely faced Manly Local Court connected surface from Surry Hills Police Station wearing a infirmary gown. He was refused bail connected 1 number of wounding with intent to execution (domestic violence) and breaching an apprehended home unit order.

If convicted of the wounding offence, helium faces a maximum of 25 years imprisonment.

Court documents obtained by this masthead connected Friday uncover the leadup to the alleged stabbing attack, including 14 emails successful 2 days, beseeching voicemails and dozens of telephone calls.

The brace had been progressive for 8 weeks until April 18, erstwhile the pistillate discovered the father-of-two messaging different woman. She ended the relationship, and constabulary took retired an apprehended home unit bid (ADVO) for her extortion 2 days later, prohibiting him from contacting her.

Across a four-day blitz, Monteleone sent the pistillate 14 emails and near her back-to-back voicemails, saying, “Please tin you conscionable speech to me? I won’t fuss you ever … I conscionable privation to archer you a fewer things, please, I privation nary occupation please” and “I conscionable privation to person a speedy chat with you, please, that’s each I’m asking for. I’ve near you alone, I’ve done everything, please.”

He tried to telephone her connected his number, backstage numbers and FaceTime; helium sent her substance messages begging, “Can you delight telephone maine that’s each I want.”

The documents item how, a week aft the ADVO was enactment successful place, the pistillate drove to Burwood constabulary presumption to study Monteleone’s breaches. On her way, she saw Monteleone’s car pursuing her.

“The unfortunate panicked and decided to instrumentality to her home. The accused past followed the unfortunate from Burwood each the mode backmost to Abbotsford. Fearful, the unfortunate contacted her person to conscionable her astatine her location address,” tribunal documents say.

The adjacent day, helium tried to telephone her 7 times successful 12 minutes; aboriginal that evening, helium was picked up by constabulary and refused bail for 2 counts of contravening an ADVO.

On April 29, helium faced Manly Local Court, wherever helium instantly pleaded blameworthy and was fixed a non-custodial condemnation and a two-year ADVO prohibiting him from contacting the woman, stalking her oregon going wrong 100 metres of her.

Court documents accidental helium admitted to repeatedly contacting her but denied pursuing her successful his car.

Ten days later, constabulary accidental helium attacked with a room weapon successful the car parkland of Alexandria’s Crunch Fitness, wounding her neck, caput and ear.

He was charged connected Thursday with wounding with intent to execution (domestic violence) and contravening an AVO (domestic violence). On Friday, helium concisely appeared successful Manly Local Court connected surface wearing a infirmary gown arsenic Magistrate Robyn Denes refused his bail.

Monteleone’s alleged onslaught came respective weeks aft Molly Ticehurst was allegedly murdered by erstwhile fellow Daniel Billings. Ticehurst, 28, besides had an ADVO to support her from her ex.

Ticehurst’s decease – branded “brutal” by elder constabulary – sparked a nationalist speech astir home violence.

Premier Chris Minns this week flagged tightening bail laws for high-risk home unit offenders.

“We bash request change,” helium said connected Thursday aft the alleged onslaught successful the gym car park. The standard of the occupation is growing, not diminishing.”

Monteleone volition instrumentality to tribunal successful mid-July.