A man accused of attempted murder after allegedly setting a New Zealand woman on fire has also been charged with assaulting another female victim.
Family and friends of a alleged attempted murder victim Destiny Otton-Rakuraku, packed a small suburban courtroom for the first scheduled appearance of a man charged with attempted murder.
Renata Edward Manning, 36, was arrested at Kingston, south of Brisbane on Saturday and charged with eight offences against two women.
Manning has been accused of producing a lighter and setting the 34-year-old Otton-Rakuraku on fire.
Manning was not required to appear in person or via videolink in Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Monday for the first mention of his charges.
Police alleged the pair were involved in an altercation about 7.45am on Saturday before Manning used the lighter on Otton-Rakuraku.
She was treated by paramedics at the scene and was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a serious condition.
Court documents showed Manning was also charged with assaulting and causing bodily harm to another woman on January 15 and assaulting her again on Saturday.
Defence solicitor Jacilynn Young in court on Monday did not make an application for bail.
“I’m seeking an adjournment of perhaps five weeks for a legal aid application to be lodged and considered,” she said.
Young also applied for prosecutors to provide the defence with a brief of evidence within five weeks.
Magistrate Tracy Mossop adjourned the matter to March 12 and remanded Manning in custody.
Otton-Rakuraku’s friends and supporters declined to comment as they left court.
An online fundraiser for Otton-Rakuraku’s medical bills and recovery had more than $33,500 pledged during its first 24 hours of accepting donations.
