Salim Mehajer allegedly choked girlfriend until she lost consciousness, Sydney court hears

Former Auburn deputy mayor, 36, has pleaded not guilty to six charges related to alleged domestic violence

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Former suburban Sydney deputy mayor Salim Mehajer has been accused in court of choking his then girlfriend until she fell unconscious.

Mehajer was charged in 2021 with three counts of common assault, intimidation intending to cause fear and physical harm, intentional choking and assault occasioning actual bodily harm with an alternate charge of common assault.

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