Daniel Charles Alick’s brutal assault on his partner revealed

A domestic violence offender held in custody for 10 months while waiting to be sentenced for his crimes had to be relocated from Central Queensland to Brisbane due to overcrowding.

Daniel Charles Alick, 38, behaved 'monstrously' towards his partner, kicking her in the chest, before being arrested. He was jailed for common assault and breaching a domestic violence order.

A domestic violence offender held in custody for 10 months while waiting to be sentenced for his crimes had to be relocated from Central Queensland to Brisbane due to overcrowding.

Daniel Charles Alick, 38, pleaded guilty on August 13 in Rockhampton District Court to one count of common assault one of possessing a restricted drug and two for breaching a domestic violence order.

He had originally been charged with an indictable offence however, that charge had been dropped prior to sentencing.

Defence lawyer Jordan Ahlstrand said Alick had been moved from Capricornia Correctional Centre, where his family would have been able to visit him, to Brisbane after being there for two weeks due to the Central Queensland prison being overcrowded.

Alick, a father of three, had a criminal record for drugs, including a conviction for producing methamphetamines in 2017.

Crown prosecutor Claire Brtevnik said Alick visited his former partner on August 9, which breached the domestic violence order, and he assaulted her during the visit.

She said the pair started the visit off by having coffee before having sex.

Ms Brtevnik said after sex, Alick called the victim derogatory words and accused her of having sex with other men.

She said they discussed parenting issues while in bed which turned into an argument and while the victim was lying on her back, Alick walked over to her and pinched the back of her neck.

Ms Brtevnik said the victim took this as a sign to be quiet, however the argument continued.

She said they had another argument about 11am because the victim had locked the screen door.

“Alick pushed past the victim aggressively, his elbow connecting with her jaw in the process,” Ms Brtevnik said.

Alick left the address and returned later with lunch.

After lunch, Alick lied down on the couch.

Ms Brtevnik said the victim thought he was pretending to be asleep and she thought it was funny.

She said the victim filmed him while moving some pillows and climbed over him so she could lie with him.

Ms Brtevnik said Alick said to her: “what the f--? why you so f---ing painful, c---? what the f--- is wrong with you? Anytime I lay anywhere you’ve got to f--ing lay down”.

She said the victim continued to try and lie with Alick when he yelled out as if she had hurt him.

Ms Brtevnik said Alick kicked the victim in the chest, causing her to stumble backwards.

He was charged with common assault for the kick.

That afternoon, Alick followed the victim around the house, blocking her from entering rooms.

Ms Brtevnik said fed up with Alick’s behaviour, the victim called police.

Alick left before police arrived.

When police caught up with him on September 20, he had xanax in his possession.

Mr Ahlstrand said his client had been working at Ultratune prior to his arrest and being held on remand for 318 days.

He said Alick had completed a mechanics apprenticeship after finishing year 10 at Emmaus College.

Mr Ahlstrand said he then worked for DC Motors for four years, then Rocky’s Own Transport where he completed his qualifications to be a diesel fitter and then worked at mines.

He said Alick started using marijuana at 18 and turned to meth when he was 22, after separating from the mother of his first child.

Judge Jeff Clarke said Alick had behaved “monstrously” towards the victim and mother of two of his children.

“You simply acted like a bully. You displayed considerable indifference towards her emotions, you were verbally abusive and demeaning of her,” he said.

“What causes me concern is that you’ve not said one thing to your lawyer about how you appreciate how you need to stop being a pig.”

Judge Clarke sentenced Alick to 318 days prison, declared 318 days as time served and set immediate parole release.