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A severely injured woman choked and tortured for 26 hours. A distressed child “punished” with a high-pressure hose. A woman raped by a man who left her and fled to the other side of the country.
They’re among the alleged victims and horrific accusations police have made against nearly 600 people arrested in a four-day family and domestic violence (DV) blitz spanning several states and territories.
Between July 12 and July 15, the latest NSW-police-led “Operation Amarok” bust resulted in 592 arrests — with 139 people alleged to be “the most dangerous DV offenders”.
More than 103 of them had outstanding arrest warrants for violent allegations.
In one disturbing incident, police sparked an investigation after a Central Coast woman was hospitalised with injuries to her face, arms and legs.
A NSW police spokesperson said police were told “she has been repeatedly assaulted by a man known to her over a 26-hour period”.
After extensive inquiries, police eventually found the alleged culprit last Wednesday in the common area of a building.
But upon noticing police, the man fled.
Officers caught up with the 46-year-old and arrested him after a short struggle.
He was charged with intentionally choke without consent, take a person with the intent to commit a serious indictable offence, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, stalk or intimidate with intent to cause fear of physical or mental harm, breach an apprehended violence order, breach bail and hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty.
In another arrest under the blitz, police responded to reports of a domestic violent incident in the south Sydney suburb of Monterey at 3pm on July 13.
According to a NSW Police spokesperson, officers were told a man used a high-pressure hose to spray a boy as punishment and that the child was distressed.
“After officers were denied entry to the property and another man refused to allow police to investigate further, entry was forced into the location,” the spokesperson said.
A 19-year-old man was arrested and taken to St George Police Station, where he was charged with DV common assault and hindering police in the execution of duty.
In another investigation spanning several jurisdictions, police discovered a 21-year-old man who was wanted for alleged rape and assault in NSW had moved to Western Australia.
On July 14, NSW Police officers travelled to Ellenbrook in WA, where they extradited the man to NSW and charged him.
Several of the arrests led to the discovery of cash, drugs and dangerous weapons, including a loaded bolt action .22 calibre rifle hidden under a kitchen kick board and a commercially manufactured slingshot.
Many of the alleged offenders led police on chases by jumping fences and crawling inside roofs — with one man injuring an officer as he “violently resisted” his arrest.
According to NSW Police, more than 33,000 DV-related assaults are reported across the state each year.
NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Mal Lanyon said more than 50 per cent of NSW’s murders are linked to family violence — a “cowardly offence”.
“The statistics are staggering, the statistics are frightening but each of those is a person,” he said.
“This type of offending is violent, confronting, and targeted”.
Dep Commissioner Mal Lanyon said Operation Amarok is “a deliberate strategy targeting the most dangerous offenders”.
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The operation was launched in January this year due to the rise in DV offences being reported to NSW Police.
Since then, a total of 1,884 people have been arrested during major blitz in February, April and July.
“While any form of domestic and family violence is unacceptable, those offenders who pose the greatest threat to victims, those who continue to offend, and those who commit serious criminal offences are firmly in our sights,” Dep Commissioner Mal Lanyon said.
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