A WODONGA man charged with kicking his pregnant partner in her stomach during a string of offences that led to a major manhunt will return to court next month.
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Luke Teahu Robin, 25, allegedly kicked the victim in the stomach at Mentone on November 27.
She was 17 weeks pregnant at the time.
The Wodonga man recently appeared before the Moorabbin Magistrates Court, charged with 52 offences dating back as early as 2014.
He did not apply for bail and will return to the court on May 2 for a plea hearing.
Charges released by the court allege Robin travelled with a 10-month-old baby in his car at high speeds during the incident last year.
Police allege he drove dangerously in the vehicle as they pursued him, posing a risk to the public.
He was arrested by heavily armed members of the Special Operations Group on the Hume Highway at the end of a six-hour manhunt.
Police allege Robin was involved in other offending a day earlier, after allegedly stealing a wallet at Frankston, using a stolen credit card to buy alcohol at the Seaford Woolworths and attempting to obtain other property by deception.
He also had charges pending relating to offences in Wodonga.
The 25-year-old was charged after allegedly driving at high speed while being pursued by police on January 2, 2016.
It's alleged he stole petrol from the Caltex on Melbourne Road the following day and again drove at dangerously high speeds.
Even older charges relate to the alleged Christmas theft of a $32,000 Ford XR6 utility from a home on Hereford Street in Wodonga in 2014.
Robin allegedly trafficked ice in early 2015 and engaged in multiple other cases of dangerous driving at high speed, and threatened to kill police.
He was allegedly clocked at 164km/h in a 60km/h zone on the Lincoln Causeway on February 7, 2015 and stole a $5000 ute in December that year.
The 25-year-old will appear via video link during his next appearance before court.
