Lucas Gary Narkle guilty of trying to push girlfriend in front of a train at Elizabeth to be resentenced for breaching bond

A man who avoided jail for trying to push his teenage girlfriend in front of a moving train will be resentenced for his crime.

A man spared jail for trying to push his teenage girlfriend in front of a fast-moving passenger train will be resentenced for breaching court orders.

Lucas Gary Narkle, 20 today admitted in the District Court to failing to abide by conditions imposed on him last August after he earlier pleaded guilty over a terrifying incident at the Elizabeth South railway station in October 2017.

Narkle, of Windsor Gardens was aged 18 when he was captured on CCTV grabbing his then 14-year-old girlfriend — and now mother to his two-year-old son — and dragging her towards the AdelaideMetro express train.

Narkle was initially charged with attempted murder but was given a three-year good behaviour bond and ordered to undertake 300 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to endangering the girl’s life.

But the District Court today heard that Narkle had breached conditions of his bond by failing drug tests 10 times, failing to attend community service nine times and also failing to abide by directions of his probation officer.

“The director’s (of public prosecutions) position would be that the bond should be revoked and Mr Markle should be resentenced for the original offences,” counsel for the DPP said.

“The fact that he has continued to use drugs … must mean that he is a risk of reoffending.

“Your honour should not provide Mr Narkle with another chance … his prospects for rehabilitation must still be considered poor.”

He said Narkle had also failed to attend his doctor for a mental health plan to be put in place.

Narkle is behind bars facing separate charges for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.

He faces up to 18 years’ jail for his original offence. The District Court heard today that he was entitled to a 30 per cent discount on any sentence on account of his guilty plea.

The court heard he had also served three months and 22 days in custody prior to his sentencing in 2018.

District Court Judge Liesl Chapman revoked Narkle’s bond and will resentence him tomorrow.

His defence counsel requested Judge Chapman not impose a jail term, arguing that his client was still a young man and had a good prospect of rehabilitation.

“He is now acutely aware of the consequences of breaching this order, he is aware of the consequences of non compliance and he is very aware that he, and only he, can get his life back on track,” he said.