Borce Ristevski will not pursue charges after bashing

Accused wife killer Borce Ristevski will not pursue charges after he was bashed in jail.

Mr Ristevski, 53, was attacked just a day after he was charged with his wife Karen’s murder.

He was attacked in the yard of the Melbourne Assessment Prison in December, as a ‘welcome’ to the prison.

Mr Ristevski, 53, was attacked just a day after he was charged with his wife Karen’s (left) murder

Mr Ristevski has decided not to pursue charges related to the attack

Another prisoner reportedly hit him in the head, causing minor injuries.

Mr Ristevski has decided not to pursue charges related to the attack, Nine News reported.

In a statement, Victoria Police said Mr Ristevski did not wish to take action.

‘The 53-year-old man that sustained minor injuries as a result of an alleged assault at a Melbourne correctional facility on December 14 does not wish to proceed with a formal complaint regarding the matter.

 The prison itself may still take internal action through a disciplinary hearing

‘No further commentary will be provided in relation to this incident.’

The prison itself may still take internal action through a disciplinary hearing.

Mr Ristevski has been charged with his wife’s murder after she went missing from her Oakley Drive home on the morning of June 29, 2016.

 Mr Ristevski has been charged with his wife’s murder after she went missing from her Oakley Drive home on the morning of June 29, 2016

Her body was discovered wedged between two logs in bushland at Mount Macedon in Victoria in February, 2017.

Detectives from the Victoria Police Missing Person’s Squad arrested the Avondale Heights father-of-one.

Mr Ristevski’s lawyer Rob Stary told a court his client intended to fight the charge.

‘He will be pleading not guilty,’ Mr Stary told magistrate Angelo Bolger.

Her body was discovered wedged between two logs in bushland at Mount Macedon in Victoria in February, 2017