A man accused of torturing and attacking his girlfriend at an inner-city Brisbane townhouse has been charged with additional offences after allegedly evading arrest on Monday.
Nicholas John Crilley's matter was heard in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday, the 31-year-old charged with a string of offences including torture, acts intended to disfigure, acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and deprivation of liberty on Monday evening.
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Police pursuit and arrest captured on video
Queensland police arrest a man at Clayfield after the serious assault of a woman at Bulimba on July 2.
The charges relate to the alleged attack of his 21-year-old girlfriend, who was found at a Bulimba townhouse on July 2 with "horrific" head-to-toe injuries, including severe burns and facial fractures.
Police allege the accused had called emergency services to the residence in a "frantic" state.
It is alleged the woman, who had not been reported missing to police despite not being seen in days, had been assaulted at another location before she was found at the Bulimba residence.
"We don't believe that the injuries that she sustained have occurred at Bulimba," Detective Senior Sergeant Rod Watts told media on Tuesday afternoon.
Police did not know in what location the woman had suffered the injuries or when she was put into the Bulimba townhouse.
On Monday, police allege the Bald Hills man rammed his car into two police cars about 5pm after they approached him outside a Stafford residence over the woman's assault.
He then allegedly carjacked an elderly woman's vehicle and was tracked to an intersection at Nundah where he stole another vehicle and crashed into a gate, police said.
The man ran from the scene and allegedly broke into a home at Clayfield before he was arrested a short time later.
"The local residents (at Clayfield) have assisted police in his capture," Senior Sergeant Watts said.
About 20 police were involved in the arrest, including Polair and the dog squad.
"She has horrific injuries and we needed to understand or get his side of the story," Senior Sergeant Watts said.
"It has been quite a complex investigation, we haven't stalled the investigation for any reason but...it did take some time to locate him."
Mr Crilley spent the night at the Brisbane watchhouse and did not appear in court on Tuesday morning.
His lawyer Adam Magill made no application for bail for Mr Crilley, who was remanded until his next court appearance on August 7.
Following his matter in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday, Mr Crilley was further charged with offences including serious police assault, robbery, three counts of wilful damage and evading police relating to Monday's arrest.
Outside court, Mr Magill said his client's instructions were "somewhat limited" following his arrest on Monday.
"He was wounded during the course of the police apprehension last night," Mr Magill said.
"He is just limping, general sort of stuff really, it doesn't seem to be anything substantial.
"The allegations are quite heinous so it is going to take some time to go through."
When asked whether his client knew the extent of the young woman's injuries, Mr Magill said his client was "aware she had been hospitalised".
The woman remains in a critical condition in the burns unit at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Senior Sergeant Watts said.
"We were able to speak with specialists about her injuries but...it is very difficult when we can't speak to her about what actually did happen," he said.