Bradley John Tait who collapsed woman’s lung in horrific beating threatened to bring gun to court

After violently beating and deflating a woman’s lung, a ‘short fused’ man has threatened to bring a gun to court.

A court has heard a man with a “short fuse” who violently stomped on and collapsed the lung of a close friend and mother to the child he was babysitting, threatened to bring a gun to court.

On Friday, Bradley John Tait appeared via video link in the District Court before Judge Paul Muscat – who was set to sentence him for pushing, kicking and stomping on a woman after she missed a curfew.

David Moen, for Tait, 35, told the court that a “telling” report submitted by the Department for Child Protection outlined his clients “escalating behaviour” towards their agents and the public.

The court heard Bradley John Tait had reportedly threatened to bring a gun to court. Picture: Roger Wyman

Mr Moen said Tait’s prior legal counsel were not aware of any time he intended to do so, but the court heard the Oaklands Park man had threatened to bring a gun to court.

The court previously heard Tait had a 10pm court imposed curfew and when his victim arrived home at 4am – six hours late – he brutally attacked her causing critical injuries.

“You were like a brother to me – someone I thought I could call if there was ever someone like you trying to hurt me or make me feel threatened,” the victim said through prosecutors.

“I understand I upset you – and that you’ve been through things in your life – but to knock me unconscious and then stomp on my body over and over again while I was completely gone is just sick.

“My lung collapsed three times in total. I used to have a big laugh that made others laugh and now I can’t laugh like that at all – I just run out of breath.”

The court previously heard the victim’s lung collapsed multiple times from beating injuries. Picture: File

The court also previously heard that Tait had a “persistent disregard for court orders and mandates” and had “numerous” prior convictions for violent offending.

During the hearing on Friday, the 35-year-old asked if he could read a letter to the court, the second in relation to this offending, and denounced his own behaviour – but Judge Muscat said he was guarded about the weight of his admissions.

“He says that Mr Moen, but in among expressions of remorse (in his previous letter) are statements that contradict that, I can’t ignore that either,” Judge Muscat said.

“He accepts that he’s guilty of the crime he’s charged with, but he’s putting forward, and shifting blame, to the victim.”

Mr Moen submitted the first letter had been against his legal advice, but accepted that they were his client’s words and “can’t shy away” from them.

His honour remanded Tait in custody to return to court next week to be sentenced.