Former home and away star spared more jail time after winning appeal

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Nargang

Former home and away star spared more jail time after winning appeal

The former Home and Away star spared more jail time after winning an appeal

Crime

The former Home and Away star spared more jail time after winning an appeal

By Tara Cosoleto

A former Home and Away star who led police on a three-day manhunt after stomping on a woman’s head in a “disturbing” attack has been spared more jail time.

Orpheus Pledger, 31, faced the Victoria County Court on Tuesday where he successfully challenged the seven-month prison sentence he was originally given in August.

He was jailed after pleading guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates Court to assaulting a woman twice in March.

The first time, he struck and punched the victim in the face after she raised concerns about his drug use and declining mental health.

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