Charlie Newling, who starred in Ali Oetjen’s season of The Bachelorette, has tragically died after his car plunged off a cliff on Saturday.
Newling’s car was reportedly found on fire at Raleigh Reserve in Dover Heights at the bottom of the 70-metre cliff.
Police and ambulance workers arrived at the scene at around 11pm on Saturday night after being contacted by local residents.
Newling’s partner Kristal Taylor gave birth to their daughter just eight weeks ago, which is Newling’s second child. He also has a 13-year-old son from a past relationship.
Newling was initially a frontrunner on The Bachelorette, but received criticism from fans for being too controlling of Ali, and was eliminated about halfway through. Shortly after his elimination aired, footage went viral of him wrestling a bouncer at Sydney pub The Golden Sheaf.
In September last year, he received a 13-month prison sentence for using a carriage service to make threats, which was served in the community. He was accused of sending multiple text messages to his mother, threatening to kill her boyfriend.
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