A man has been charged over the brutal bashing and sexual assault of a young woman at a western Sydney nightclub, 20 years after the alleged attack left the woman in hospital with a brain injury.
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The 44-year-old man was arrested in South Australia this week and has been extradited to NSW, where he will face a Sydney court on Thursday charged with the aggravated sexual assault of the then 19-year-old woman at the Parramatta nightclub in 1996.
NSW Police will allege in court that on March 8, 1996, which was a Friday night, the 19-year old woman was at the nightclub with friends when she was approached by a man who she believed knew her boyfriend.
The pair began talking and their conversation continued outside the nightclub, where he allegedly became violent. Police allege he assaulted and sexually assaulted the woman in the nightclub's car park.
Police who were patrolling the area discovered the woman just before 3am, unconscious and suffering from severe injuries, including multiple fractures and a brain injury. She was taken to Westmead Hospital where she remained for several weeks.
Police were unable to name a person of interest at the time, despite investigations. But in November last year, 19 years after the alleged crime, further forensic analysis was conducted and the investigation was handed over to the State Crime Command's Sex Crimes Squad.
An arrest warrant was issued and on Monday, the 44-year-old man was arrested in South Australia.
He was extradited to NSW, flying into Sydney Airport on Wednesday night, and was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent, aggravated sexual assault - inflicting actual bodily harm, and inflicting actual bodily harm with intent to have sexual intercourse.
He was refused police bail and is due to appear in Central Local Court on Thursday.
Fairfax Media
