Tech billionaire accused of assaulting partner, cutting $66k Birkin bag with scissors (opens original article in a new tab)

A tech billionaire faces multiple charges including assault and theft after allegedly attacking his former partner and damaging expensive gifts, with bail conditions adjusted to allow him to visit his mother in Sydney.

• Tech billionaire Laurence Emmanuel Escalante accused of assaulting former partner and stealing expensive gifts
• Escalante allegedly damaged a $66,000 Hermès Birkin bag with scissors and stole items worth hundreds of thousands of dollars
• Escalante faces 17 charges including aggravated assault, home burglary, drug possession, and persistent family violence
• Bail conditions varied to allow Escalante to visit his mother in Sydney before appearing in court again in August