4Cyte pathology manager assaulted colleague for being late

A team leader at an Ipswich pathology has faced court after launching an assault on a female colleague who was late to work.

Andrew Robert Wilson, 55, face sentencing before Ipswich Magistrates Court on Monday

A team leader within a well-known pathology business has faced court after assaulting his 63 year old colleague because she was late for work.

Andrew Robert Wilson, 55, formerly a courier manager for 4Cyte Pathology in Ipswich, pleaded guilty in Ipswich Magistrates Court on May 15, to a single count of common assault.

The court documents stated that on November 23, 2022 around 4.30pm the victim had returned late from a specimen collection run.

She drove into the carpark at the pathology on South St and exited her car and went to get the specimens, and was greeted by Wilson yelling at her for being late.

Wilson came within arm’s reach of the victim and was pointing his finger at her while he yelled.

She asked him to stop pointing at her and he then yelled at her further and pushed her backwards by the neck.

He then put his arm on the open boot of the car, which caused it to close down on the victim’s head, though she did not sustain any injury.

The pair continued to engage in an argument for some time before the victim walked away and went to Ipswich Police Station to file a report.

Wilson also attended the police station and agreed to an interview where he admitted to pushing her by the neck because she was in his face, but denied the boot hit her in the head.

Wilson said that he knew he was in the wrong for touching her so had simply moved his hand to the boot to get it away from her.

The court heard that there had been tension between Wilson and the victim for a long-time and that she was one of the staff under him.

Wilson’s lawyer Andy Bazzi told the court that the ongoing issues between his client and the victim were as a result of her not attending work on time and that the offending was “out-of-character”.

“That was a recurring theme … though he accepts and understands his reaction on the day was truly unacceptable and disproportionate,” he said.

“He simply snapped.”

He further told he court that his client was now receiving treatment for mental health issues and anger management issues

Wilson was issued with a $1000 fine and no conviction was recorded.