Stu Laundy’s family may be celebrating his anticipated Bachelorette win but his pub baron cousin facing serious charges will have to wait a little longer to learn his fate.
Phillip De Angelis, 37, appeared at a Sydney court on Thursday morning charged with allegedly assaulting and choking his former partner, socialite Nellie Tilley.
The clean-shaven Stu look-a-like was charged earlier this year with a series of alleged criminal offences against Ms Tilley over an 18 month period.
The cousin of rumoured Bachelorette winner Stu Laundy faced a Sydney court on Thursday morning over a series of alleged offences against his former partner Nellie Tilley
Phil and his former partner, the influential eastern suburbs interior designer Janelle ‘Nellie’ Tilley
The charges he faces include assault occasioning bodily harm, common assault, intentionally choke (etc) person with recklessness and break and enter.
Police took out an interim AVO against Mr De Angelis for Ms Tilley and it was continued by deputy chief magistrate Chris O’Brien this morning.
His lawyers are negotiating with prosecutors, the court heard, and his bail was continued. He is yet to enter a plea.
Mr De Angelis, who appeared in a smart black suit, is the nephew of Stu’s father, the venerable hotel scion Arthur Laundy. Phil’s mother Robyn is Arthur’s sister.
Both sides of the family run hotel chains. The De Angelis Hotel Group belongs to Phillip’s family and Stu, 44, is the CEO of the Laundy Hotel Group.
Interestingly, as of this week, both wings of the family have been linked to the Tilley clan.
Cousins: Stu Laundy is pictured left with Bachelorette Sophie Monk. On right, Phil De Angelis is pictured outside the Downing Centre on Thursday morning
Hotel baron Mr De Angelis (pictured with a lawyer) is yet to enter a plea for the series of charges. The court heard today his lawyers and negotiating with prosecutors
Rumours: Tiffany Tilley was linked to Stu Laundy this week in a series of articles
Nellie Tilley, who declined to comment this week, is the former wife of Simon Tilley.
Simon’s brother Ben, a close mate of James Packer’s, reportedly split with wife Tiffany Tilley earlier this year.
Tiffany was this week rumoured to be seeing Stu, despite speculation of his Bachelorette win.
Sophie Monk looked shocked when a photographer asked her about the rumours outside Network Ten’s headquarters.
‘I don’t know Tiffany Tilley,’ she said.
Mr De Angelis’s case returns to court on November 28.
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