Home And Away star pleads GUILTY to beating woman in sickening CCTV that sparked manhunt for disgraced ex-TV [Video]

A FORMER Home and Away star has pleaded guilty to beating a woman after being caught on CCTV.

Shocking footage shows disgraced Orpheus Pledger dragging a woman by her hair before stomping on her head.

The fallen actor, 31, was bailed on April 22 on the condition he undergo a court-ordered mental health check.

But Pledger – who was on Home and Away between 2016 and 2019 – sparked a huge manhunt in Australia when he absconded from hospital the following morning.

Cops were forced to issue a warrant for his arrest before he was finally tracked down on April 25.

Pledger was arrested on 25 March after police were called to a home in Melbourne in the early hours.

CCTV showed Pledger following a …