St George Illawarra star Junior Amone has been hit with serious charges after allegedly attacking a tradesman with a hammer and leaving him with serious injuries including broken arms and a damaged hip.
The Dragons playmaker – whose full name is Talatau Junior Amone – was arrested on Thursday and taken to Wollongong police station, where he was charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm (in company), destroy or damage property and intimidation.
He did not seek bail, which was formally refused.
Junior Amone (pictured) was arrested on Thursday and refused bail. His father Talatau Dal Amone was charged over the same incident last month
Amone was formally refused bail after being charged with causing grievous bodily harm (in company) destroy or damage property and intimidation
It’s alleged the attack occurred on November 15 this year near the star’s home in Wollongong on the NSW south coast.
Amone’s father Talatau Dal Amone was charged over the same incident last month.
Court documents allege the tradesman became involved in a dispute with Amone’s father about where he parked his car before both Amones and an unidentified man confronted him.
It’s alleged Junior was armed with a hammer, which he swung at the victim.
The tradesman then allegedly ran to a nearby property and climbed onto the roof to escape, but was followed by Junior Amone, who swung the hammer at him.
Its’ alleged the victim fell off the roof as a result and struck an airconditioning unit as he fell.
Court documents allege Junior Amone (pictured) attacked the tradesman with a hammer while he was on the roof of a house, causing him to fall off and suffer serious injuries
Junior Amone is then alleged to have yelled, ‘Get the f***ing c**t.’
The alleged victim was chased to another home, the documents state, where he collapsed and called Triple Zero.
The documents allege a police dog squad officer arrived on the scene and saw Junior Amone on the roof, still armed with the hammer.
It’s also alleged that the younger Amone and the unknown male jumped on the roof of the tradesman’s vehicle, damaging the car and breaking the windscreen.
The Dragons released a statement saying Junior Amone’s matter has been referred to the NRL Integrity Unit.
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