Cronulla star Bird charged with woman's assault
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Cronulla Sharks rugby league player Greg Bird has spent the night behind bars after being charged with the assault of a woman at his Cronulla home.
Police say the 24-year-old woman was hit in the face with a glass on Sunday morning during an argument at Bird's unit.
She was taken to hospital with glass wounds to her eye and a broken eye socket and will have surgery today.
Investigators arrested 24-year-old Bird last night and charged him with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm.
He was refused bail and will appear in Sutherland Local Court today.
Police have also given Bird a summons to attend court in relation to an alleged assault on a woman at a Cronulla nightclub back in January.
The Sharks released a statement saying they understood the woman was a friend of Bird's and saying she was injured following an argument between two of the player's guests.
