Pics of Mel Gibson's ex with 'deep bruises' hit the web

Washington (ANI): Graphic photographs of Mel Gibson"s ex girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva with deep bruises and swelling around her left eye have surfaced online, it has emerged. Radaronline has posted close-up shots of Grigorieva revealing the damage allegedly done by Gibson during a violent January 6 confrontation; the site reports that the photos were taken one day later.

Grigorieva, 40, has claimed to police she was holding their infant daughter Lucia, when Gibson punched her twice in the mouth and head, reports usmagazine.com. The latest photos could be used as more evidence in the domestic violence investigation against Gibson, 54, currently locked in a custody battle with his former love.