Former Home and Away heartthrob Orpheus Pledger has escaped a police escort at Royal Melbourne Hospital as the actor fled from a court-ordered medical assessment on Monday.
Former Home and Away star Orpheus Pledger absconds court-ordered medical assessment as the actor faces trial for violent alleged assault
Magistrate Justin Foster had granted Pledger an urgent order for involuntary inpatient mental health care earlier on Monday before the actor fled the hospital and skipped his trial on Tuesday.The former actor fled his court-ordered medical assessment after waiting at hospital for six hours. Picture: Supplied
Footage of the incident was played to Melbourne Magistrates Court and Magistrate Foster stated: “It’s reasonably clear that he stomped on head”. During a length application for bail on Monday, Pledger’s lawyer Matthew MacCuspie argued his client’s mental health would be at risk if he remained in custody any longer.
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