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A jet-setting Australian actual property govt who repeatedly bashed his Russian spouse throughout drunken arguments of their French residence has been jailed for a yr.
Damien Carew, 44, twice strangled his spouse Anna Polianskaya, additionally translated as Ana Polianski, and slammed her head into the facet of a tub placing her in hospital, a court docket in Good, France heard this week.
The arguments between Carew, a graduate of Melbourne’s prestigious St Kevin’s School, and his spouse occurred when he returned residence on the finish of 2022 after spending a yr in detention associated to a separate cash laundering investigation.
‘We might be consuming all day and typically we’d begin an argument and there can be violence from me,’ Carew instructed the court docket by means of an interpreter, The Herald Solar reported.
He stated the couple would argue about whose fault it was that they’d misplaced custody of their two youngsters, who have been put into the care of Ms Polianskaya’s mom after college lecturers raised considerations concerning the couple’s heavy consuming in early 2023.
Following a combat in April 2023 at their residence within the picturesque village of La Turbie close to Monaco, Ms Polianskaya was rushed to hospital and positioned in an induced coma, which led police to arrest Carew and cost him with tried homicide.
That cost was later downgraded to repeated home violence in the direction of a partner, for which he was jailed for 12 months, nonetheless, the choose ordered that be served in residence detention, contemplating the 16 months Carew spent in a cell awaiting trial.
Till his life started to unravel in late 2021, Carew had been a profitable actual property entrepreneur and the couple had lived a lifetime of luxurious in Dubai and France after assembly on a seaside in Monaco in 2011.
Damien Carew from Melbourne was jailed for repeatedly bashing his spouse Anna Polianskaya (pictured collectively)
Carew referred to as emergency providers after an incident involving his spouse in April 2023, native media reported. He’s additionally individually concerned in a cash laundering investigation after he was discovered on a Paris avenue with lots of of hundreds of {dollars} money in his bag
The court docket heard Carew’s actual property enterprise was closely impacted by the Covid pandemic.
Earlier than that, they have been residing the high-life in Dubai till they moved to Monaco in late 2014 to cool down.
‘They have been residing in a humungous villa on Palm Islands,’ a pal beforehand instructed Each day Mail Australia.
‘They have been an excellent trying couple, as you possibly can inform. They clearly had a really ostentatious life. They stay in Monaco, they have been in Dubai.’
Whereas within the UAE, Ms Polianskaya-Carew labored for the American business actual property providers firm Jones Lang LaSalle and her husband was concerned in property in addition to dealing in diamonds.
‘They’re essentially the most beneficiant individuals, fairly quirky, however actually all the way down to earth. They’re simply so good. It is simply so unhappy. My coronary heart breaks for the kids,’ the pal stated.
Damien Carew and Anna Polianskaya lived for a number of years within the United Arab Emirates, the place they’d a ‘humungous’ residence on the unique Palm Islands (above)
A pal of the couple stated Carew had struggled since he was let loose of jail and returned to Russian-born Ms Polianskaya (above)
In October 2021 Carew was allegedly discovered by firefighters intoxicated on a Paris avenue with virtually €200,000 money, the equal of $335,000 inside an ordinary-looking bag.
Police have been referred to as, who then allegedly discovered an extra €160,000 ($268,000) in money after looking an residence within the north of Paris the place he was staying. He allegedly dealt with about €4m ($6.7million) by means of his accounts or in money.
Carew was charged with aggravated cash laundering and conspiracy to commit an offence punishable by 10 years imprisonment.
His defence lawyer claims he was a low-level bagman within the worldwide community and was merely required to ship money to individuals in Paris motels.
Carew spent a yr in detention earlier than he was launched on bail and returned to his residence in La Turbie the place Ms Polianskaya and their two youngsters, a lady born in 2017 and a boy born in 2019, have been.
‘I perceive that having three canine and two youngsters is quite a bit to take after being in jail however it’s no excuse [for violence],’ Ms Polianskaya instructed the court docket by means of an interpreter.
The couple and their two youngsters lived at a rented villa in La Turbie (above), close to the rich city-state of Monaco. Carew has relocated to Antibes and the kids reside with Ms Polianskaya’s mom
A medical examination when Ms Polianskaya was admitted to hospital in April 2023 discovered a number of bruises on her eye sockets, chin, stomach, arms, legs and again.
She additionally had harm to her shoulder blade and pelvis together with a mind damage from her head hitting the bath.
Carew admitted to hitting her on a number of events however claimed she bruised simply as a result of she was anemic and that she usually fell over when consuming, which Ms Polianskaya denied.
Within the half-day trial, Carew was additionally ordered to pay Ms Polianskaya €30,000 ($48,698AUD) in damages, topic to evaluate at a later date, and should not contact her for 3 years.
The cash laundering investigation is continuous and Carew can not go away the nation till it’s accomplished.