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Tech billionaire accused of assaulting partner, cutting $66k Birkin bag with scissors
Key takeaways
- Laurence Escalante has had his bail varied to allow him to fly to Sydney.
- Perth-based gambling billionaire Laurence Escalante, 44, is facing a string of facing family violence, burglary and drug possession charges.
- He allegedly assaulted his former partner, stealing expensive jewellery he had gifted her and damaging her $66,000 Hermès Birkin bag.
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Laurence Escalante has had his bail varied to allow him to fly to Sydney. (ABC News: David Weber )
Perth-based gambling billionaire Laurence Escalante, 44, is facing a string of facing family violence, burglary and drug possession charges.
He allegedly assaulted his former partner, stealing expensive jewellery he had gifted her and damaging her $66,000 Hermès Birkin bag.
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