Gympie bypass worker in court for contravening a domestic violence order
A Bruce Highway bypass worker has fronted court over a chilling call, during which he made threats to “bury” his victim.
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A father hung his head low while a court heard details of violent threats made towards a woman, including the moment where he threatened to “headbutt and bury her”.
The 43-year-old, from the Gympie suburb of Southside, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty in Gympie Magistrates Court on Monday to breaching a domestic violence order in January.
He was supported by three people in the public gallery.
The court heard the man had made several attempts to contact the victim in the lead up to the incident, but ultimately got hold of her through another phone early on January 23.
Police prosecutor Michael Phillips said the victim and the man had a brief conversation, which took a turn when the man became aggressive.
“The defendant has stated he was going to headbutt and bury the aggrieved,” he said.
The victim then began recording the argument on her phone, which caught the man calling her derogatory names including “r****d c***” and continued to threaten violence.
A concerned neighbour, who was told of the threats, then called police, fearing for the victim’s safety.
Police then visited the man on February 5 at his Southside home, where he was given a notice to appear.
Defence lawyer Chris Anderson said his client had a young daughter, whom he could only contact through the phone and enjoyed spending time with.
He said his client had managed to “control his emotion” since the incident and was “ashamed” of his actions.
He also said the threats were never acted upon.
Magistrate Chris Callaghan called the man’s behaviour “pathetic”.
“I can just imagine your reaction if your daughter came to you and her partner had called her and said ‘you f***ing r****d c***’,” he said.
The man was fined $900.
A conviction was recorded.
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