Lucas Gary Narkle, who tried to push his girlfriend in front of a train, jailed for breaching bond
The man who dodged jail for trying to push his then-14-year-old girlfriend in front of a moving train is finally behind bars after he repeatedly breached the conditions of his good-behaviour bond.
A man spared jail for trying to push his girlfriend in front of a fast-moving passenger train has been jailed for breaching the conditions of a good behaviour bond.
Lucas Gary Narkle, 21, was given a three-year good behaviour bond after pleading
guilty to endangering the life of his then 14-year-old girlfriend in October 2017.
In the District Court on Friday, Judge Liesl Chapman said Narkle had breached the bond by failing multiple drug tests and failing to complete 300 hours of community service work.
She said he had completed just 111 hours of community service and had failed to attend on nine occasions. He had not attended at all since February.
Narkle had also failed to attend his doctor appointments for a mental health plan to be put in place.
Judge Chapman said there was no excuse for Narkle’s noncompliance.
“It’s not a matter where you decide to rehabilitate when you get around to it,” she said.
She said Narkle’s earlier offending, when he was captured on CCTV and dragging her towards the Adelaide Metro express train, was serious.
”The community simply does not tolerate violence against women,” she said.
“It is disturbing when someone as young as you is before this court for engaging in this kind of behaviour towards their partner.”
Judge Chapman jailed Narkle for four months for the breaches, giving him credit for the time he spent in custody before his original sentence.