Former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer has applied for an apprehended violence order (AVO) against his ex-girlfriend, whom he is accused of assaulting. The application was made during a court hearing in Sydney on Wednesday, where Mehajer faces six charges related to alleged domestic violence.
Mehajer, 36, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of common assault, intimidation intending to cause fear and physical harm, intentional choking, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, with an alternate charge of common assault. The charges stem from an incident in 2021 at a property in Lidcombe, western Sydney.
The court heard that Mehajer allegedly choked his then girlfriend until she lost consciousness. Judge James Bennett described the relationship as “dysfunctional, disrupted or broken-down” and cautioned the jury not to be influenced by past media coverage of Mehajer, stating that such publicity is irrelevant to the trial.
Mehajer, who represented himself in the New South Wales District Court, is seeking the AVO against the same woman. The matter is set to continue.
