Senol Kartalli faces multiple charges following drunken rampage

When his elderly neighbour asked him to turn his music down, a caravan park resident wasn’t having it. His aggressive actions left him with a bad taste in his mouth and a court date.

A souring of relations, which led to a drunk and aggressive rampage at The Oaks Beach Caravan Park, was detailed in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Senol Kartalli, 41, pleaded guilty to several charges linked to the outburst on March 26, 2022, including common assault, forcible entry, serious assault on a person over 60, wilful damage and committing public nuisance.

The court heard police were called to the caravan park around 5:15pm following calls from park management that Kartalli was causing a disturbance.

The police were greeted by the park manager who informed them Kartalli had aggressively interacted with his elderly neighbour in a highly intoxicated manner.

He had been observed yelling obscenities directed at his neighbour, after he was asked to turn down the volume of music he was playing.

Kartalli taunted his neighbour, telling him "go on, call the cops."

During the incident, Kartalli referenced security cameras his neighbour had installed and said “those cameras won’t be working much longer.”

He then smashed the solar panels powering the security cameras while continuing to yell abuse.

From there, Kartalli forced his way into his neighbour’s caravan.

Fearing for his safety, the elderly victim sprayed Kartalli in the face with fly spray.

Kartalli pushed the victim who sustained a bruise to his ankle.

The groundsmen then removed Kartalli from the victim; s caravan, however, the rampage continued when he spotted other park residents.

He then pushed one in the chest.

Once back at his caravan Kartalli was met by police but declined an interview.

Sergeant Grant Klaassen told the court these were “offences of violence, and certainly it was fearful for the first victim.”

Kartalli’s lawyer Mark Messenger said the relationship between his client and the victim recently soured when he stopped performing odd-jobs and services for his fellow campers.

Mr Messenger told court the genesis of the event and intoxication stemmed from a recent family breakdown and contributed to his mental health situation.

Kartalli was placed on six month’s probation and a conviction was recorded.