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Television sports presenter Cameron Williams grabbed his wife’s arm during a boozy argument at the couple’s rural retreat on the weekend, police will allege in court.
Williams and wife Natasha Russo spent Saturday with two long-time friends on a working bee at the couple’s property in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
The group began drinking after downing tools and there was allegedly an argument between Williams and Ms Russo late on Saturday night which their friends did not witness but heard from another room.
One of the friends called Triple Zero and police attended the property in Howes Valley, about 50km south-west of Singleton, just after 1am on Sunday.
Television sports presenter Cameron Williams grabbed his wife’s arm during an argument at the couple’s rural retreat on the weekend, police will allege in court. The former Channel Nine star is pictured with wife Natasha Russo
Williams (above) and wife Natasha Russo spent Saturday with two long-time friends on a working bee at the couple’s property in the NSW Hunter Valley. Police were called after Williams and Ms Russo had an altercation
The former Channel Nine star, who had allegedly grabbed Ms Russo’s arm, was charged with common assault and was given an interim apprehended violence order.
Daily Mail Australia understands there is no history of violence between the pair.
NSW police issued a statement on Sunday afternoon saying officers were called to the property following reports of a domestic incident.
‘Following inquiries, a 59-year-old man was arrested and taken to Cessnock Police Station and charged with common assault (DV),’ the statement read.
‘The Coogee man was granted conditional bail to appear at Singleton Local Court on Thursday 24 November 2022.’
As part of the AVO, Williams must not approach or be in the company of Ms Russo for at least 12 hours after drinking alcohol or taking illicit drugs.
Williams’ bail conditions, seen by Daily Mail Australia, state he must reside at his sprawling beachside home at Coogee in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. That four-bedroom house (above) set to go to auction this Saturday with a price guide of $5.4million
Williams’ solicitor Paul McGirr said his client was a loving family man who was ‘extremely embarrassed by all of this’.
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‘At this stage there’s a lot more to the story, we’ll enter a plea of not guilty, obtain a brief of evidence and then go from there,’ Mr McGirr said.
Williams’ bail conditions, seen by Daily Mail Australia, state he must reside at his sprawling beachside home at Coogee in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
That four-bedroom house is set to go to auction this Saturday with a price guide of $5.4million after just over three weeks on the market.
The two-storey property boasts ocean views from both levels, a large outdoor entertaining area, a cellar, and is just 500metres from Coogee Beach.
Former Channel Nine star Cameron Williams (left) will face Singleton Local Court on Thursday after being charged with one count of common assault against his wife Natasha Russo (right)
Williams’ two-storey property boasts ocean views from both levels, a large outdoor entertaining area, a cellar, and is just 500metres from Coogee Beach
Potential purchasers of the ‘seaside retreat’ have been told the owners are planning to move to Queensland.
Williams, a father-of-two who presented sport for Today and Nine News, is originally from Emerald in the central highlands region west of Rockhampton.
The alleged altercation at Howes Valley came months after the high-profile newsreader stepped down from his role at Channel Nine citing ‘health reasons’.
‘It’s with a heavy heart I have decided to resign from Nine,’ Williams wrote to colleagues in March.
‘Leaving the best team in News is difficult and being part of that team an honour.
‘But I have struggled for years with increasingly poor health and I want to address that now for the sake of a more important team, my family.’
The alleged altercation at Howes Valley came months after the high-profile newsreader stepped down from his role at Channel Nine citing ‘health reasons’
