A Warrawong woman has been refused bail after she allegedly assaulted a woman not known to her in an unprovoked, "nasty attack" over a blocked driveway in a Wollongong unit complex.
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Sheree Joan Harrison, 46, was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault before she appeared in Wollongong Local Court on Sunday.
Documents tendered to court said a woman was entering the driveway of a unit complex on Church Street, Wollongong about 1.20pm on March 21 when she was unable to park due to another car blocking the entryway.
The woman was unable to reverse due to traffic and therefore beeped her car horn in an attempt to get the other driver to move the car forward.
The other driver, allegedly Harrison, moved the Kia car which allowed the woman to park in her spot.
The woman exited her car and was met with verbal abuse from Harrison who allegedly shouted, "if i f****** crash my car, I'm going to f****** charge you for it".
The woman responded with, "in your dreams" and Harrison allegedly continued to shout obscenities at her.
Harrison allegedly charged at the woman and started punching and slapping her in the face with both hands while she tried to defend herself and shouted for Harrison to stop.
Meanwhile a man came down the nearby stairwell and suddenly ran towards the alleged victim yelling, "don't touch her. She's pregnant" and the woman responded, "I'm not doing anything. I'm trying to defend myself".
The man and Harrison then alleged started shoving the woman into her car before she was pushed to the ground, landing on her back and arm.
The man allegedly grabbed the woman's handbag and tipped everything onto the ground of the driveway before he allegedly kicked her multiple times in the leg.
The man and Harrison then got into the Kia car and drove away quickly.
The woman sustained a red mark to the left side of her neck and chest area, bruising and minor grazes to her right forearm and lacerations and bruising to her left ankle.
She is also missing her wallet.
The alleged victim described her attacker as a short, fuller-figured woman in her 30s with blonde hair.
She claims to not know Harrison or the man.
The woman's dash cam recorded the Kia car in front of it but not the assault as the car had been turned off.
Police checks allegedly revealed Harrison was the driver or custodian of the car.
Harrison was arrested for breaching her bail for an unrelated matter when she reported to police on Saturday.
She declined to be interviewed and was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault.
Harrison told police she was the only driver of the car.
In court on Sunday, defence lawyer Anastasia Socorro said her client had been attending rehabilitation programs and counselling regularly for the past four weeks, was on the methadone program and had been clean from drugs for three months.
She said Harrison had also sought help from the homeless organisation SAHSSI to find stable housing but admitted she had breached her bail when she did not tell police she was no longer living at her previous address.
Ms Socorro said her client needed to be granted bail to attend medical appointments and to receive her medication, adding she would also be more vulnerable in custody due to her mental health conditions.
She also added the prosecution case against her client was weak because Harrison and the man, who was allegedly Harrison's partner, were the only ones with access to the car.
Ms Socorro said her client had not admitted to the allegations.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Sean Thackray said Harrison would receive drug and medical treatment while in custody and suggested the case was strong.
He added it was a "nasty assault" and Harrison could face a custodial sentence if convicted due to her criminal history of violence.
Registrar Tina McKenna agreed the case fell on the stronger side and refused to grant Harrison bail before adjourning the matter to Monday.
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