Lucas Narkle likely to avoid further jail after pleading guilty to endangering his girlfriend’s life at an Adelaide train station
A YOUNG man who tried to push his girlfriend in front of a train in Adelaide is likely to avoid further jail time over the incident, a court has heard.
A YOUNG man who tried to push his girlfriend in front of a train in Adelaide is likely to avoid further jail time over the incident, a court has heard.
Lucas Gary Narkle, 19, faced the District Court on Wednesday after earlier pleading guilty to endangering the girl’s life in October 2017.
The court heard his girlfriend, who was 14 at the time of the incident, could be seen “holding on for dear life” as she was dragged along the station platform by Narkle.
“She wasn’t to know that he was going to stop,” a prosecutor said of the offending, which was captured on CCTV at a train station in Adelaide’s north.
“There’s no telling what harm that fear may cause in the future.”
Narkle – who was initially charged with attempted murder – was armed with a baseball bat but both sides agreed it was not used.
He was taken into custody following the incident and spent more than three months in prison until he was granted bail by the Supreme Court in February.
Judge Simon Stretton said that he was unlikely to impose further jail time on Narkle.
“I have to bear in mind that his actual actions here are brief, irresponsible and didn’t cause any physical harm at all,” he said.
“I think nothing is going to be served by imposing a further term of actual imprisonment but I am strongly inclined towards an extended (period of) community service work.”
Narkle arrived more than 30 minutes late for Wednesday’s hearing, blaming public transport issues for the delay.
“Shout out to my boys in Yatala (Labour Prison),” was his only comment to reporters outside court.
Narkle will be sentenced on Thursday.