Roger Phillip McGrath pleads guilty to kidnap in Snowy Mountains

Roger Phillip McGrath appeared via video link in Wagga Local Court on Wednesday, where his solicitor entered pleas of guilty to three charges.

In February, police arrested the 55-year-old man after they found him hiding under a bed, alleging that he kidnapped a woman and threw her down an embankment on the Snowy Mountains Highway.

Officers from Riverina Police District had attended the scene and performed a rescue with the assistance of the NSW State Emergency Service and NSW Ambulance paramedics.

A 75-year-old woman was retrieved safely but sustained bruising to her face and deep lacerations to her arms and legs and was taken to Wagga Base Hospital for treatment.

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The Talbingo man was charged with taking or detaining a person with the intent to commit a serious indictable offence occasioning actual bodily harm, intentionally or recklessly destroy or damage property (domestic violence-related) and driving while licence is suspended.

McGrath's solicitor entered pleas of guilty to these three charges on his behalf.

He was also accused of assault, occasioning actual bodily harm (domestic violence-related) and stalk or intimidate intending to cause fear of physical or mental harm (domestic violence-related).

A solicitor for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions notified Magistrate Christopher Halburd that they would be dropping the latter two counts due to the other pleas of guilty.

McGrath is due to appear at Wagga District Court on August 27, when a sentencing hearing date will be set.

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