Former TV host Andrew O’Keefe arrested for allegedly assaulting woman in Sydney

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Police allege the founding member of domestic violence charity White Ribbon grabbed the woman by the throat

Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAPPhotograph: Joel Carrett/AAPFormer Seven Network television host Andrew O’Keefe has been arrested in, accused of grabbing a woman by the throat, punching, kicking and pushing her to the ground.

The 50-year-old presenter was arrested early on Thursday after getting into an argument with the 38-year-old woman on Tuesday in a Sydney CBD unit, which led to O’Keefe assaulting her, police alleged. The former Deal or No Deal host is accused of “grabbing her by the throat, pushing her to the ground and punching her”,He also “allegedly assaulted the woman a second time – punching and kicking her – before she left the unit”.

O’Keefe, a former lawyer and the son of former NSW supreme court judge Barry O’Keefe, was a founding member of domestic violence charity, the White Ribbon Foundation, where he served as chairman in 2017. The organisation went into liquidation in 2019.Topics

 

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This man needs serious help or this will end up very badly

Just shows you, feminist aren't to be trusted

Yet AGAIN. EnoughIsEnough

Again?

The question remains: did he smile while he was doing it? 🤨 I'm looking forward to Peter Van Olsen and other 'experts' writing opinion pieces about it.

Again.

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