Man Arrested Over Alleged Domestic Violence Offences in Maitland

newy.com.au – A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged following an investigation by the Hunter DV High Risk Offender Team (DVHROT) into alleged domestic violence offences in the Maitland region.

Police were called to a home in Rutherford on Wednesday, 5 March 2025, after receiving reports of a domestic violence incident. According to police, the man allegedly forced entry into the home, assaulted, and threatened a woman known to him.

During the incident, a bystander who attempted to assist the woman was also allegedly assaulted. By the time police arrived at the scene, the man had already fled.

Following an investigation by officers from the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District, with support from the Hunter DVHROT, police tracked the suspect to a home in Telarah. At approximately 10:40 am on Tuesday, 18 March 2025, officers from the Hunter DVHROT and Northern Region Operational Support Group arrested the man.

He was taken to Maitland Police Station, where he was charged with multiple offences, including:

• Contravening an AVO
• Stalking or intimidating with intent to cause fear
• Aggravated break and enter with intent to commit a serious indictable offence
• Destroying or damaging property (domestic violence-related)
• Common assault (domestic violence-related)
• Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
• A revocation of parole warrant was also executed against him.

The man was refused bail and was due to appear before Maitland Local Court on Tuesday, 18 March 2025.