Two-time Olympic basketballer Danny Morseu is status trial for allegedly punching a lady within the head many times and depriving her of self rule.
The 66-year-old has pleaded no longer to blame to 1 depend each and every of regular attack, attack occasioning physically hurt, and deprivation of self rule.
The alleged offence took place all over 2022 in a A long way North Queensland family. Additional main points had been withheld for prison causes.
Cairns District Courtroom these days heard the NBL Corridor of Repute member and 1980 and 1984 Australian Olympic basketballer bodily assaulted a lady and refused to let her reduce a area.
Crown prosecutor Tim Watkins informed the court docket Mr Morseu and the girl drank in combination at 3 bars over the process a night.
The court docket heard Mr Morseu punched the girl within the arm thrice at one bar, they usually have been excited by an altercation with a 3rd birthday celebration and an resulting scuffle at every other bar.
On going back on a area, the girl attempted to reduce and Mr Morseu banned the entrance on two events.
The court docket heard she gave Mr Morseu a “significant push” and he fell over.
“He stood over her and he punched her in the head and face multiple times,” Mr Watkins stated.
“He kept punching her multiple times for what she thought was 45 seconds.
“She felt as even though she blacked out.”
The court docket heard the girl had lacerations to her eyebrows, which after required stitches.
Accused says girl used to be hitting him
Mr Watkins said the woman was calling for help through windows until Police Sergeant John Flanagan arrived 10 minutes later at about 1:20am and noted blood coming from her face.
“[Mr Morseu] stated that if truth be told it used to be the complainant who were assaulting him, punching him within the chest and slapping him within the face,” Mr Watkins informed the court docket.
Sergeant Flanagan’s report stated that Mr Morseu confirmed he would not let her leave because he feared for her safety.
“He informed Sergeant Flanagan that he had deny thought how she used to be injured [and] that she lost in the toilet and got here again bleeding,” Mr Watkins informed the court docket.
“He denied ever hitting her and stated he would by no means do this.”
Mr Watkins said Sergeant Flanagan found only a “little leave of blood” in the lounge room.
The trial in front of Judge Dean Morzone KC is expected to continue for two or three days and will hear from police and doctors.
Mr Morseu has in the past been spared on bail.
