Windsor Gardens man Steven Dean Lockwood granted home detention after face slashing incident
A man was agitated that the banks were closed before he allegedly held a steak knife to a woman’s throat at an Enfield house, a court has heard.
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An argument which began over banks being closed led to a woman’s face being slashed at Enfield on Tuesday.
Steven Dean Lockwood, 55, appeared in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court via video-link on Wednesday charged with aggravated assault with a weapon.
The alleged incident occurred on November 3, at Enfield.
A police prosecutor told the court Lockwood, of Windsor Gardens, and the victim were at a friend’s address at 5pm when the accused became agitated about the banks being closed.
“It caused an argument and the accused grabbed a steak knife from the kitchen and held it to the victim’s throat,” the police prosecutor said.
“She left the address and phoned the police. Although there was only a minor, superficial laceration to her cheek in the end, she was obviously terrified.”
Lockwood was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
“He was not interviewed in relation to these matters due to his aggressive behaviour,” the police prosecutor said.
A defence lawyer said the matter was entirely contested, pointed out Lockwood had no convictions since 2014 and said he was suffering from cancer, as well as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Lockwood applied for bail, which the police prosecutor said he opposed, unless it was home detention.
Magistrate John Wells noted Lockwood had other matters before the court including breach of community service work, damaging property and breach of bail.
Lockwood was granted bail for $500, with a curfew between the hours of 9pm and 6am, and ordered to report to the Adelaide police station every week, with a non-contact clause with the victim.
The matter will be next heard in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on December 10.
