Ben Stephen Martin pleads guilty in court to break and enter
The “traumatised” tree-poisoner son of a bikie killed in the infamous Milperra Father’s Day Massacre has emerged in a Queensland courtroom over a bloody break-in and other crimes.
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The son of a man killed in the infamous Milperra bikie massacre has fronted Bundaberg Magistrates Court after a drunken night of crime.
Ben Stephen Martin, 43, pleaded guilty to one count each of enter dwelling with intent by break, attempted enter dwelling with intent and failing to appear in accordance with an undertaking.
The court heard he smashed his way into a home at Berserker, near Rockhampton, on March 9, 2022, leaving broken glass and blood on a bedroom floor.
Martin, who now lives in Bundaberg, also targeted another property, where the resident saw him wearing a dark coloured hoodie and trying to gain access through a screen door.
The resident later found other security screens at the home had been disturbed.
Defence lawyer Matt Messenger said his client had been drinking heavily and had little recollection of the events.
He said Martin’s childhood was traumatic as he was just five years old when his father was killed in the 1984 bloodbath involving waring members of the Comanchero and Bandidos bikie gangs.
Mr Messenger said his client was getting his life together and working hard as a tree poisoner.
Martin spent nine months behind bars for a serious break and enter in 2018 and was convicted in 2021 of assaulting a public officer.
Magistrate John McInnes said Martin’s offending was not uncommon for someone who had endured a traumatic past.
The court was given a reference from his employer.
Martin was handed a nine-month head sentence, suspended for 18 months.
For failing to appear, he was fined $200 with a conviction recorded.
He was ordered to pay $300 for the broken window and cleaning.
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