TV star allegedly ‘spat on, kicked’ woman

She has informed a court docket it was the voice of embattled former TV star, Andrew O’Keefe, and that it shortly turned to arguing which grew to become so loud she feared for the protection of the lady who lived within the unit.

Giving proof within the home violence listening to in opposition to 51-year-old O’Keefe, Ms Taylor stated she rushed right down to test on her neighbour and noticed O’Keefe standing on the condo doorway.

After asking if he was OK, she stated O’Keefe didn’t reply her and “aggressively” closed the door.

But the raised voices continued, she informed Downing Centre Local Court, inflicting Ms Taylor to jot down her quantity on a bit of paper and slip it below her neighbour’s door.

She described to the court docket the very first thing she allegedly noticed when the neighbour pulled her inside:

“I saw her chest and she was really shaken … She was in a lot of shock and fear … She was shaking like a leaf — she had scratches to her arm … marks across her chest”.

When requested if she had any interactions with O’Keefe previous to today, she stated she had not and that she “avoided him”.

O’Keefe has pleaded not responsible to frequent assault, assault occasioning precise bodily hurt and contravening an AVO, which police allege he dedicated on September 8, 2021.

The former Deal or No Deal and Weekend Sunrise Host additionally pleaded not responsible to resisting arrest.

The court docket earlier heard he’s alleged to have spat on, hit, and kicked a lady.

During the second day of the listening to, Ms Taylor grew to become emotional as she gave proof, telling the court docket her neighbour was “at one point limping”.

When asking why she was strolling like that, the neighbour allegedly stated O’Keefe had kicked her.

O’Keefe’s defence lawyer, Richard Pontello, requested Ms Taylor how good her reminiscence was by way of the scratches she noticed on the lady’s arms and chests, to which she stated she was certain there have been quite a few.

She informed the court docket O’Keefe returned a number of occasions to the condo and at one level she walked him out.

Mr Pontello prompt the time between O’Keefe’s visits have been longer than she stated and requested her if she noticed him within the firm of an ambulance.

She responded she didn’t however that she “knew they were in attendance”.

O’Keefe was pictured with an ungainly wardrobe malfunction as he walked into the courthouse on Tuesday, because the fly to his pants was unzipped.

That adopted tense court docket scenes on Monday, when O’Keefe scoffed at a police officer as she gave proof.

Earlier in court docket, three movies from police physique worn cameras have been aired. The first was the alleged sufferer crying to Constable Elissa Major after the alleged assault as she was requested about marks on her arm.

Another confirmed O’Keefe telling Ms Major the alleged sufferer was “known for making outrageous claims” and people in opposition to him have been false.

And a 3rd confirmed O’Keefe speaking to Ms Major about chest ache as he held an arm to his chest.

Mr Pontello prompt O’Keefe had informed Ms Major the alleged sufferer’s accidents to her wrist have been self-inflicted.

On Monday, O’Keefe had separate costs of assaulting a 38-year-old intercourse employee dropped after the court docket heard she had returned to her residence nation.

It was beforehand alleged O’Keefe and the intercourse employee began arguing after O’Keefe referred to as in a debt for $20,000 and the lady requested for more cash to additional a business plan.

His authorized workforce had argued the lady attacked him with a cricket bat and scissors and he wanted to defend himself. But as the lady had left Australia, prosecutor Michael Cleaver withdrew these costs.

On Monday afternoon, O’Keefe stated exterior court docket that he was “relieved but not surprised” the costs regarding the intercourse employee have been dropped.

The listening to continues.