Central Qld DV offender ‘rammed’ victim’s car

A heated domestic violence incident escalated when a Central Queensland man “rammed” his partner’s car before fleeing the scene.

Police were called to a Capricorn Coast home where a man “rammed” his partner’s car during a domestic violence incident, a court has heard. Generic image.

A man “rammed” his partner’s car in a heated domestic violence incident at the Capricorn Coast, a court has heard.

The man in his 30s, who by law cannot be named, pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on Thursday to charges including contravening a domestic violence order.

The court heard that about 5.30pm on March 29, the man returned to a Capricorn Coast home where the aggrieved woman was present.

Police prosecutor Brandon Selic said the man slammed doors and shook a chest of drawers and cupboards.

Mr Selic said the man then approached a baby gate at the top of a stairwell and “ripped it from the wall”.

“(He) further smashed the baby gate, causing it to be significantly damaged,” Mr Selic said.

The prosecutor said the man then got into his car and started to “rev the engine heavily.”

“(He) accelerated heavily, ramming the back of the aggrieved’s vehicle,” Mr Selic said.

“(He) then reversed and (left) the (home).”

Yeppoon Courthouse.

Mr Selic said when police attended the scene, they saw damage to the woman’s vehicle.

The man had a two-page criminal history which did not include any prior domestic violence offending.

Solicitor Myles Heath said the man was a construction worker and the aggrieved woman was in court to support him.

“In relation to that contravention (DV) offence, they’d been having a bit of a turbulent time in the relationship,” Mr Heath said.

“He had gone home to collect an item - there was a lack of communication which he acknowledges his part now.

“If he’d simply spoken to her this could have been avoided.

“They seem to have fixed that particular issue.”

Mr Heath said the man driving into the woman’s car was not intentional.

“But he accepts his conduct as a whole on that afternoon was not of good behaviour.”

For the domestic violence offence, Acting Magistrate Stephen Byrne fined the man $300 and a conviction was recorded.