Report: Andrew O’Keefe facing new charges

Former Seven host Andrew O’Keefe is facing domestic violence-related charges after being arrested on Friday night.

NSW Police confirmed O’Keefe was arrested at an apartment block on Kent St Sydney at 5pm.

He was taken to Day Street Police Station and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), common assault (DV), contravene AVO (DV) and resist officer in execution of duty.

Police will allege in court that O’Keefe was involved in a domestic-related incident with a woman at a home in Point Piper on Wednesday evening.

He spoke 10 News First reporter Steve Hart after spending a night in police cells.

“I was uninformed of the actual charges until this morning,” he said. “That caught me by surprise.”

O’Keefe said he would “vigorously” defend the charges.

“I’m just getting back from last time,” he continued. “Two strikes and you’re out in this country.”

He added, “It’s certainly not where I want to be. And certainly not where I anticipated I would be.”

O’Keefe will be back in court this week.

In June a court dismissed domestic violence charges relating to incidents in January after hearing he was in a bipolar state at the time of offending.

Source: Daily Telegraph