Police raided a home in Auburn last week, arresting and charging the 45-year-old man.
It’s alleged the man was identified as a high-risk offender through Operation Amarok, established earlier this year to analyse intelligence and assess the potential risk to victims and the community in relation to dangerous perpetrators of domestic and family violence.
The arrest followed ongoing assessments by Auburn Police and the South West Metropolitan (SWM) Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team (DVHROT), which revealed alleged predatory behaviour and domestic violence-related offences by a man known to the woman.
During the arrest, police also allegedly seized items relevant to the ongoing investigation, as well as a crystal-like rock, believed to be methylamphetamine, and buprenorphine.
The man was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic), contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic), two counts of possess prohibited drug and fail to comply digital evidence access order direction.
Auburn Police Commander Superintendent Danielle Emerton said Operation Amarok was giving back the power to the victim and taking it away from the domestic violence offender.
“This a significant arrest,” she said.
“Dangerous domestic offenders will be targeted by Amarok.”
Supt Emerton said police were concerned that the community looked at domestic violence as a private family matter, “and that is not the case”.
“It’s a community responsibility to report domestic violence to police, it must be done to protect those victims who feel overpowered by these dangerous offenders,” she said.
Inquiries and investigations under Operation Amarok are ongoing.
Reports of domestic and family-related crime or abuse can be made by contacting or attending your local police station. In an emergency, contact Triple Zero (000).
Anyone with information relating to domestic and family violence is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.
