Glenn O’Sullivan sentenced for assaulting woman at Gladstone

After a Central Queensland woman refused to buy her partner cigarettes, he viciously attacked her right outside her workplace with several punches to her head.

Glenn Edward O’Sullivan, 32, was sentenced in Gladstone Magistrates Court for his domestic violence offending. Generic image.

A Central Queensland man who “viciously punched” his partner several times in the head outside her workplace, has been sentenced.

Glenn Edward O’Sullivan, 32, appeared in custody in Gladstone Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to charges including assault occasioning bodily harm (domestic violence offence).

The court heard that on January 23, O’Sullivan got into an argument at home with his partner over housework.

Later, the pair were in O’Sullivan’s car on the way to the shops when they continued arguing.

Police prosecutor Katarina Pollard said the woman asked O’Sullivan to “let her out of the car.”

Ms Pollard said O’Sullivan pulled the car over and the woman got out and “walked for a few minutes.”

“The (woman) then re-entered the car and told (O’Sullivan) she was not buying him cigarettes,” Ms Pollard said.

The prosecutor said O’Sullivan then told the woman he was not driving her into town, and she asked to be dropped at her workplace which was 3km away.

Ms Pollard said after arriving at the woman’s workplace, O’Sullivan “viciously punched” her three to four times in the head while yelling “do you know how long I’ve wanted to do this?!”

Gladstone Courthouse.

Ms Pollard said the woman tried to get out of the car, but O’Sullivan continued to grab and punch her.

The court heard the woman eventually escaped.

Ms Pollard said this offending was “serious” and the woman was injured as a result.

The court heard the woman suffered a “nasty black eye”.

The court heard O’Sullivan had a two-page criminal history which included previous domestic violence offending.

Solicitor Sophie-Lee Oliver said O’Sullivan was a father of two and he and the aggrieved woman had been in a relationship for six years.

Ms Oliver said prior to O’Sullivan’s incarceration, he had worked casually in a customer service role and prior to that he was a full-time operator in a regional industry.

“The relationship with the aggrieved has ended due to this incident and he does not wish to rekindle it,” Ms Oliver said.

“He accepts that his violence towards the aggrieved is not appropriate and is inexcusable.

“He is remorseful for his reactions.”

Ms Oliver said O’Sullivan had a family member in court to support him.

Magistrate Mary Buchanan sentenced O’Sullivan to 12 months’ jail, declared 26 days’ pre-sentence custody as time already served, and fixed parole release at April 24, 2025.

Convictions were recorded.