Australian woman chained to her bed ‘so she didn’t sneak out to have sex with other men’ – police allege
A man has been charged with a raft of domestic violence offences, accused of kidnapping and assaulting his partner, who was allegedly chained to a bed to prevent her from ‘sneaking out’ at night.
Zane Woodward, 34, appeared in court on Thursday, two days after Broadie McGugan, 32, finally escaped from him and fled to the local police station in the NSW Illawarra region.
Harrowing details were laid bare in court, where police allege Ms McGugan was detained at an Oak Flats home and chained to the bed with a ‘heavy-set, metal chain link padlocked to her right ankle’.
She was only unlocked from the bed to eat and use the toilet, court documents allege.
The court heard that Woodward’s alleged torture began recently to prevent his partner of 11 months from ‘sneaking out’ at night to have sex with other men.
Police allege the torture escalated in recent days, where Ms McGugan was chained up during the day and whenever Woodward left The Esplanade home, news.com.au reported.
It’s also alleged that Woodward took his partner’s mobile phone, wallet and keys and isolated her from her family, friends and work.
The alleged weeks-long ordeal finally ended on Tuesday afternoon when Ms McGugan fled from Woodward while they were at a local ATM to check a bank balance.
The court has heard how a woman was allegedly chained to a bed by her partner to prevent her from ‘sneaking out’ at night (stock image)
Zane Woodward allegedly kidnapped and assaulted Broadie McGugan for weeks at this Oak Flats home in the NSW Illawarra region
She hid in a nearby pharmacy and approached a customer for help as Woodward allegedly drove up and down Central Avenue trying to find her.
Ms McGugan attended Lake Illawarra police station to report the alleged offences before she was taken to Shellharbour Hospital to be treated for extensive injuries.
They included broken ribs, bruising and a fractured eye socket.
Woodward was arrested by police at the Oak Flats home on Wednesday afternoon.
He was charged with kidnapping with intent to commit a serious indictable offence, two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm – DV, taking and detaining a person with intent to obtain advantage, common assault and intimidation.
Woodward will reappear in court in October.
The alleged victim finally escaped while at an ATM in Central Avenue, Oak Flats on Tuesday
