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A former Dwelling and Away star who violently attacked a lady earlier than evading police for 3 days is dealing with extra time behind bars.
Orpheus Pledger, 31, is because of be sentenced in Melbourne Magistrates Court docket on Wednesday after pleading responsible to repeatedly assaulting the lady.
Shortly after midnight on March 1, Pledger kicked and punched the sufferer within the face after she raised considerations about his drug use and declining psychological well being.
He then attacked the identical girl about 1.35am on March 25, dragging her by the hair and stomping on her face.
The sufferer had known as triple zero when he arrived on the property and police reached the home at 1.50am to search out her mendacity on the ground in ache.
She was taken to hospital with a number of bruises and cuts to her face and neck, with the marks matching the only of Pledger’s shoe.
The 31-year-old was arrested however bailed on April 22 on the situation he bear a court-ordered psychological well being evaluation.
He absconded from the hospital the following morning and a warrant was issued for his arrest, however he evaded police for 3 days earlier than he was caught and remanded in custody once more.
Former TV cleaning soap opera star Orpheus Pledger (pictured) faces sentencing for repeatedly assaulting a lady
Pledger was arrested however bailed on April 22 on the situation he bear a court-ordered psychological well being evaluation
Pledger, who appeared on Dwelling and Away between 2016 and 2019, has already served 96 days of pre-sentence detention however prosecutors are pushing for extra jail time.
Justice of the Peace Justin Foster on Monday ordered Pledger bear assessments for his psychological well being and a neighborhood corrections order forward of sentencing.
