James Anthony Waters in court for domestic violence charges

A jealous Fraser Coast meth user, who wrongly believed his partner had been cheating and left her bleeding in a “terrible” assault, has been sentenced.

James Anthony Waters was sentenced in Maryborough District Court for assaulting his partner on Tuesday morning.

A Tinana man who assaulted his ex-partner, leaving her bleeding from her head, has been sentenced.

James Anthony Waters, 58 pleaded guilty in Maryborough District Court on Tuesday to assault causing bodily harm.

The court heard on April 1, 2023, Waters brutally assaulted his partner of six years after an argument where he falsely accused her of “being with others” escalated.

Crown Prosecutor Christopher Cook told the court the victim slapped Waters after he called her a “s**t” to which he responded by grabbing a 1x2m piece of wood and hitting her repeatedly before “clubbing” her with a coffee mug.

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Waters was arrested by police at his Tinana property the next day and had been in custody for 171 days before Tuesday’s hearing.

Police had found the piece of wood stained with blood, the court heard.

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Mr Cook told the court both the victim and Waters had been using methamphetamines before the incident.

His lawyer William Prizeman told the court the incident was not in keeping with the “good character” of his client who had also been diagnosed with depression and anxiety.

Judge Michael Byrne said Waters’ behaviour was “frankly terrible” and he was “the provocateur in every sense of the word”.

He sentenced Waters to two years in jail of which he must serve at least eight months before being eligible for parole.