Surf champion Gilmore attacked with iron bar
Four-time world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore has been bashed with an iron bar during a violent attack overnight.
The 22-year-old was reportedly hit twice in the stairwell of her apartment complex in Tweed Heads on the New South Wales far north coast around 9:30pm (AEDT).
She sustained a cut on the back of her head, a broken wrist and cuts to her hand.
Police say Gilmore was approached and assaulted by a man who then fled on a bicycle.
The surfing champion was taken to hospital for treatment.
Police say the man later returned to the unit complex, where he was seen by Gilmore’s neighbours.
They held him there until police were able to come and arrest him.
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