Kane Anthony Maguire pleads guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm

A 30-year-old Mary Valley fencer unleashed a drunken attack on a woman, punching her several times in the head which left her in fear for her safety, a court has heard.

Kane Anthony Maguire pleaded guilty to a charge of assault occasioning bodily harm - domestic violence offence after he punched a woman multiple times in her Imbil home on March 16, 2023. Picture: Facebook

A 30-year-old Imbil fencer will remain behind bars until mid June after punching his partner in the head several times during a drinking binge.

Kane Anthony Maguire, appearing by camera from Maryborough Correctional Facility, sat quietly as his matter was dealt with at Gympie Magistrates Court on Thursday morning.

The court heard Maguire had been drinking at the woman’s Imbil home on March 16, 2023 when an argument erupted between them.

After she left the home and walked to a nearby park, Maguire called her and offered assurances she could safely return.

When she did, the court heard, Maguire grabbed her, held her on the bed, and punched her four or five times in the head with rings he was wearing cutting her and spattering blood across the bed and hall.

Once she was let up she called triple-0, and told police she was in fear for her life and concerned for her safety.

Maguire returned a BAC of .114 following his arrest, more than double the legal limit.

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Kane Anthony Maguire appeared by video link in Gympie Magistrates Court, where he was sentenced to 15 months’ jail. He will be released on parole on June 15, 2023.

Maguire’s lawyer Chris Anderson told the court Maguire’s troubles had one root cause.

“Alcohol is the issue,” Mr Anderson said.

He told the court his client’s latest bout of drinking started when his father put a six-pack of light beer in his hands.

“Unfortunately one was not enough,” Mr Anderson said.

Maguire was supported in court by his mother, who submitted a handwritten letter to the court and sat quietly in the gallery during his sentencing.

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Mr Anderson said Maguire’s future prospects had some promise as he was expected to take over the family business due to his father’s battle with leukaemia.

Magistrate Chris Callaghan agreed with Mr Anderson’s assessment of his client’s problems.

“You’re a good person when you’re sober, but a bad person when you’re drunk,” Mr Callaghan told Maguire.

He told the 30-year-old to seek help from Alcoholics Anonymous once he was freed from custody otherwise “you will spend a fair bit of your life where you are now”.

Maguire, who pleaded guilty to a charge of assault occasioning bodily harm – domestic violence offence, was sentenced to 15 months’ jail.

Owing to 43 days already served he will be released on parole on June 15, 2023.