The 32-year-old from the Sydney suburb of Meadowbank pleaded not guilty to all charges at a hand-up committal in Shepparton Magistrates’ Court.
As well as the attempted murder charge, the charges he was committed to the Supreme Court on included attempted kidnap, stalking with the intent to cause physical harm, two counts of reckless conduct endangering life, two counts of recklessly causing injury, assault, three counts of intentionally damaging property, intentionally causing injury, and six counts of criminal damage endangering life.
Another 24 summary charges were also transferred to the Supreme Court.
Some of the charges relate to the alleged ramming incident on January 12 last year, while others relate to incidents in the week leading up to that event, as well as others in November the previous year.
Many of the other charges relate to the same alleged victim.
At a bail application in Shepparton Magistrates’ Court in January 2023, police alleged the man used his vehicle to collide with a woman’s car at 100km/h on Toolamba Rd, at Murchison East, causing it to crash into trees.
According to court documents, the man then allegedly removed the victim from the car, “proceeding to physically assault and strangle” her.
Police also allege the man rammed a second car after the victim sought refuge with three people in another vehicle after they saw hazard lights and stopped.
The man will face the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne for the first time in February for a directions hearing.
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