Drug addict Ian Robert Armstrong faces court over MDMA, assault

A drug addict with nine children brutally smashed a woman and the good Samaritan who tried to save her. Then he chose a strange hiding place to avoid cops.

Ian Robert Armstrong has nine children, a raging drug habit and no qualms about bashing women.

A long-time meth user punch a man trying to stop him from hurting a woman.

Father-of-nine Ian Robert Armstrong, 38, was also busted illegally possessing prescription medications along with 0.36gms of MDMA and drug paraphernalia and breaching domestic violence orders (DVOs) 19 times.

Armstrong pleaded guilty on February 17 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to common assault, possessing a dangerous drug, illegal possession of a medicine or poison, possessing drug utensils and other offences.

Police prosecutor Clancy Fox said Armstrong was having an argument with a woman in the front yard of a Rockhampton residence on August 23 at 7.50am.

He said Armstrong punched the woman in the back of the head and then punched a good Samaritan in the face as he tried to protect the female victim.

Mr Fox said the defendant then said “I will f---ing kill you”.

Police caught up with Armstrong who was hiding at a home in Stamford Street, Berserker on October 16.

They found him after they noticed “washing, blankets, moving on the ground and saw a person’s ear”, the court heard.

Armstrong was removed from beneath the material.

A Gucci bumbag was nearby containing MDMA, Viagra, scales, clip-seal bags and pregabalin capsules.

Armstrong has a seven-page criminal record with convictions for drugs - including possessing drugs at Longreach - along with domestic violence and interfering with a corpse.

Defence lawyer Ken Spinaze said the father-of-nine started using drugs at a young age which escalated to crystal meth.

He said his client advised he had relied on custodial periods in the past to make him give up using drugs.

Armstrong was sentenced to 12 months in prison with 124 days presentence custody declared as time already served. He was released on parole.