Joshua Allan John Pampling jailed for breaching a domestic violence order

A man breached a domestic violence order in place for his mother just days after he was released on parole.

He was charged with breaching the domestic violence order against his mother, to which he pleaded guilty.

A magistrate has highlighted how older women were at higher risk of domestic violence, as she sentenced a man over a violent act against his mother.

Joshua Allan John Pampling had barely been on parole for a week when, while at his mum’s South Mackay home on July 2, 2025, he smashed the front windscreen of her vehicle by throwing his own mobile phone against it multiple times.

Mackay Magistrates Court heard he had appeared very drunk and had ongoing issues with alcohol. He was charged with breaching the domestic violence order against his mother, to which he pleaded guilty.

During sentencing Magistrate Linda Bradford-Morgan queried the age of the woman and on learning she was 57 explained two “characteristics of vulnerability” for domestic violence was “being female … and age, being mature”.

“You can’t run away as fast if you need to,” Ms Bradford-Morgan said.

ATSILS defence solicitor Daniel Lane said his client had “an extensive history of issues with alcohol”.

Joshua Allan John Pampling he was charged with breaching the domestic violence order against his mother, to which he pleaded guilty.

“He has completed numerous self-driven rehabilitative efforts,” Mr Lane said, pushing for an immediate parole release.

The court heard Pampling was “deeply remorseful for the offending”.

Ms Bradford-Morgan said Pampling had completed three months rehabilitation an in “excellent facility … and then this happened”, further raising concern Pampling lived with his mother who the order was protecting.

Mr Lane said sending his client, who had spent three days in the watch house on remand, into custody would “dry him out … but it won’t address the issue, that is his addiction to alcohol”.

“The only thing that will do that your honour is the assistance provided by parole,” Mr Lane said.

“If you give him the opportunity to turn … his alcohol addiction around … when he’s sober he’s a caring person, he’s a dutiful son.”

Ms Bradford-Morgan said, “That’s not when people die. People die when they are affected by illicit substances and they do something that is out of character that they end up regretting for the rest of their lives.”

She also raised this behaviour against his mother, who continued to support him, was not one off.

The court heard the woman wanted to maintain contact with her son and support him further, while prosecutor Matt Saunders submitted she “still is at risk of injury”.

Ms Bradford-Morgan said Pampling’s domestic violence history was “appalling” and that he had breached this order within days of being released on parole for a 12-month sentence.

“It’s accepted that recovery from long-term addiction to substances or alcohol is not in a straight line. People have relapses,” she said.

“But in circumstances where there is an order of the court with extensive conditions, it is necessary for the court to sentence to condemn ongoing contraventions of protection orders.”

Pampling was jailed for 12 months with immediate parole eligibility, and ordered to pay $410 to fix the windscreen. A conviction was recorded.