Wawu Wawu jailed for robbery of fellow guest at Dover Gardens party

A young father held down a party guest for his friends to violently bash, before robbing him because they were jealous he wasn’t sharing his marijuana, a court heard.

A young father was jailed after he held down a fellow party guest while his friends violently bashed him to steal his marijuana, a court heard.

Wawu Wawu, 20, was drug-fuelled when he committed the “vicious and cowardly” act, in which the victim thought he was going to die.

During sentencing, the District Court heard Wawu, who had just turned 18, was at a friend’s house in Dover Gardens in July 2021.

The occupant of the house had also invited the victim over for a drink.

“I was told that you and your friends were jealous of the victim and upset that he would not share his alcohol and marijuana with you,” Judge Joana Fuller said.

Wawu Wawu was jailed for the violent robbery. Picture: iStock

“You and four of your friends made a plan to assault him and steal his marijuana.”

The court heard the group went into the bedroom, where Wawu held the victim down while he was viciously assaulted by his friends.

The victim suffered a fractured nose, eye socket and bruising and swelling.

Wawu’s friends then took the victim’s car keys and left the bedroom.

The court heard Wawu told the victim he could get his car back if he transferred $500 to him, which the victim did.

The victim found his car around the corner of the property, which was no longer roadworthy.

“That you could do this to a person for no other reason than to steal his cannabis is a disturbing insight into your thought processes at the time, and a clear illustration of your inability to control your impulses,” Judge Fuller said.

“He (the victim) thought he was going to be killed.”

The court heard Wawu, who was born in Ethiopia, was addicted to Xanax and marijuana and had used both before the robbery.

The Marden father-of-two pleaded guilty to robbery.

Judge Fuller said Wawu had shown little insight or empathy into his offending and had a lengthy criminal history and “appalling” compliance with court orders.

“The victim was outnumbered and overpowered, and your conduct and that of your friends was vicious and it was cowardly,” she said.

“Your conduct in restraining the victim so that he could be assaulted left him with no opportunity to defend himself, and it must have made the attack all the more terrifying for him.”

Judge Fuller sentenced Wawu to three years and five months jail, with a non-parole period of 22 months.