Lyndon Reginald Peter Creek, 21, sentenced for strangling partner with electrical cord

A former council worker in remote Queensland did not get access to rehabilitation courses for the 11 months he was in jail waiting to be sentenced for strangling his partner.

A former council worker in remote Queensland did not get access to rehabilitation courses for the 11 months he was in jail waiting to be sentenced for strangling his partner.

And will soon be released on parole in what his barrister called a “failing of the system”.

Wujal Wujal man, Lyndon Reginald Peter Creek, 21, pleaded guilty to eight domestic violence charges in Cairns District Court including three counts of assault and one count of strangulation.

Crown prosecutor Shauna Farrelly said the most severe assault occurred in a hotel room in Cairns in early 2024.

Creek punched the mother of his children in the eye and repeatedly punched her in the head before strangling her, the court heard.

“She asked him if she could leave and he got a power cord and wrapped it around her neck twice, pulling on the ends to strangle her,” Ms Farrelly said.

“She gasped for air and couldn’t breathe.

“She put two fingers between the cord and her neck to breathe and he saw that and stopped.”

Ms Farrelly said the woman felt dizzy and went to the bathroom to wash her face when Creek used the cord to tie around the handle to prevent her from leaving.

The court heard she tried to escape after she asked for food.

“Then ran at her with a bread knife, grabbed her hair, and threw her on the couch before kicking her in the ribs,’ Ms Farrelly said.

“He told her if she went to hospital he would smash their car.

“When he started to fall asleep, she ran to the car.

“He woke and chased the car down the driveway, and she drove herself to the Yarrabah hospital.”

Ms Farrelly told the court the woman had ligature marks to her neck, bruising to her spine, and swelling and bruising to her face and head.

Ms Farrelley told the court the offending occurred while Creek was on parole and serving a suspended sentence for similar attacks against his partner including an attack with a chair in which he needed to be stopped by bystanders.

Lotus Glen correctional facility.

Defence counsel Tim Grau accepted the charges were “serious” and represented “an escalation of previous offending”.

He told the court the pair were in a relationship with young children.

Mr Grau said the offending occurred after Cyclone Jasper which forced Creek to evacuate Wujal Wujal where he worked for the council causing additional stress to him.

Mr Grau told the court, in a “failing of the system”, creek had been able to access DV courses during his 11 months incarcerated so far and said, because of the strangulation charge, he would be deemed “too dangerous” to complete domestic violence courses.

A Queensland Corrective Services spokesman said QCS offered a range of programs aimed at addressing offending behaviour including domestic violence courses.

“Prisoners are scheduled to participate in programs depending on a range of factors including whether they are on remand or sentenced, their individual risk profile, offence, length of sentence, parole eligibility date and ability to access programs in the community.”

Chief Judge Brian Devereaux SC told Creek that violence against women in any culture was “unmanly”.

“It is the exact opposite of being a man,” he said.

Creek was sentenced to three years imprisonment with the six months suspended sentence activated.

He was given a parole release date of July 8, 2025 with 329 days already served.

Originally published as Lyndon Reginald Peter Creek, 21, sentenced for strangling partner with electrical cord