A Palm Beach County judge denied a defense request Wednesday to release a Michelin-star chef charged with attempted murder in a brutal assault on a woman in June.

Jacob Bickelhaupt, 42, co-founder of Konro in West Palm Beach, has remained in jail since his June 2 arrest. He is accused of beating the woman for over two hours, leaving her hospitalized in critical condition with bleeding in her brain. Prosecutors have charged him with attempted second-degree murder and false imprisonment, marking the second domestic violence case involving Bickelhaupt since he was convicted of assaulting his ex-wife and business partner in 2017.

The current victim, also a business partner who worked with Bickelhaupt at Konro, is missing part of her skull and has continued to require hospitalizations and r

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