Brody Allan Urquhart pleaded guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm

A miner who labelled his workmate a ‘weird c--t’, and kicked him in the head after hitting him in the face so hard he blacked out, has faced his fate.

Brody Allan Urquhart pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning bodily harm.

A violent “cowardly” attack on a mate at a work camp has landed a mining worker behind bars.

Brody Allan Urquhart, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning bodily harm when he faced the Maryborough Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The court was told the assault happened on November 14, 2023 at a work camp at Cloncurry.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Sonia Edwards said the day after the incident, the victim had attended the police station and made a complaint regarding the assault.

At the time photos were taken and the man also went to hospital and had the injuries documented, with assessing doctors at the emergency department saying he had a boot print on the forehead and some bruising below his right eye and lacerations in his scalp.

A CCTV scan was taken but revealed no fractures or haemorrhages, but it was likely he had suffered concussion from the head injury, Sgt Edwards said.

The victim had also submitted a statement to the court, she said.

On the night of the incident about 6pm, the victim and Urquhart, along with other work colleagues, started to have a few drinks on their work campus at Cloncurry.

The victim later told police they were drinking and talking about personal things, including “life, personal goals and money”.

About 10.30pm Urquhart asked the victim if he wanted to go behind the shed for more privacy and he agreed.

They continued talking and after the conversation, after which the victim said to Urquhart “slap me”, as a joke, Sgt Edwards said.

Urquhart responded “don’t tell me what to do you f--king dog c--t”, to which the victim replied “do it”, adding that it was a joke.

Urquhart then smacked the man on the left side of the face with so much force that he blacked out and hit the back of his head on nearby rocks before the defendant kicked him.

The victim said when he gained consciousness Urquhart kicked him in the head, leaving the boot mark on his forehead, Sgt Edwards said.

Urquhart then told the victim “don’t mess with me” before walking back to where their other colleagues were sitting.

Brody Allan Urquhart, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning bodily harm when he faced Maryborough Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

When asked what happened, the victim responded, telling his workmates “nothing” before he went back to his room where he noticed the bruising on his body.

Urquhart was later contacted by Hervey Bay police in regard to an assault allegation.

He agreed to be interviewed, telling police the victim had “become lippy” and was speaking about suicide, which angered him.

Urquhart said he had asked for the victim to come around the corner where he attempted to calm the victim down and told him to pull his head in, Sgt Edwards said.

He said the victim told him angels were going to “give him a winning Lotto number” and Urquhart said if he said anything again he would hit him, before he struck him with two closed fists, causing him to fall back and hit his head on the rock.

He said he'd had a lot to drink before the incident and the reason he had punched the victim was because he was a “weird c--t”.

Sgt Edwards said even if one took the victim’s statement where he asked for a “consensual fight” it was well beyond a consensual fight.

“The victim has been knocked unconscious and then while on the ground cowardly, once again, struck,” she said.

The court heard Urquhart was employed in the mining industry and as a result of the incident, he had lost his previous job.

Urquhart was willing to pay compensation to the victim, the court heard.

Magistrate John Milburn said Urquhart had struck the victim so hard and with such force he had blacked out, before kicking him “in several places on his body”, including his head.

The victim had to quit work because of the impact on him, which was a “very serious and unfortunate consequence of what had happened”, Mr Milburn said.

Mr Milburn said he took into account the significant contribution Urquhart made to the community through his work and his “almost complete lack of criminal history”.

It was significant to send someone to prison for their first offence, Mr Milburn said, but he said he did so on the basis of the level of criminality.

Mr Milburn sentenced Urquhart to nine months in prison to be suspended after two months, with the balance to be subject to an operational period of two years.

He was also ordered to pay $1000 in compensation to the victim.

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