Jodie Lee Cross threatens to kill caravaners at Poinciana Tourist Park, Yeppoon

“You f---ing c--ts, come out and I’ll f---ing kill you”: A former businesswoman screamed as she banged on an occupied caravan during an episode of rage at a Capricorn Coast tourist park. Read how it unfolded here.

A woman who threatened to kill fellow guests at a Yeppoon tourist park in an episode of rage, has faced court.

Jodie Lee Cross, 49, pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on August 25 to public nuisance.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Kevin Ongheen said that on June 13, about 7.45pm, police were called to a disturbance at Poinciana Tourist Park at Cooee Bay, Yeppoon.

Sgt Ongheen said Cross and her husband had been drinking together at their camp site.

“(Cross’s) behaviour had become more erratic and disorderly as she became more intoxicated,” Sgt Ongheen said.

“(Cross) was seen stumbling around the caravan park, yelling obscenities at other guests.

“(Cross) was later seen entering the neighbour’s camp site.

“(Cross) started banging on the doors of the camper van parked at the site.

“The campers were inside their van at the time.”

Queensland police officers on the scene of an incident. Generic image.

Sgt Ongheen said Cross was heard yelling “You f---ing c--ts, come out and I’ll f---ing kill you.”

The prosecutor said the neighbour’s inside the campervan feared that Cross may enter it to hurt them.

Sgt Ongheen said Cross’s husband walked over to calm Cross down and that was when she lashed out at him, striking him multiple times.

The court heard that Cross suffered from hyperglycaemia and solicitor Ken Spinaze submitted medical documents to the court.

Mr Spinaze said the medical condition was not a defence but solely a mitigating factor, and delirium was a factor in this offending.

He said Cross was currently on probation for six months and she was seeing a psychologist with future appointments scheduled.

“In this particular case, alcohol is a factor,” Mr Spinaze said.

The solicitor said since suffering from hyperglycaemia, Cross realised that alcohol could reduce her sugar levels.

Mr Spinaze added that since the public nuisance incident, Cross had received a sugar monitoring device permanently attached to her left arm.

“Prior to this offending … she was relying on a device on her mobile phone,” Mr Spinaze said.

“This device that she has on her arm now tells her, in a timely way, when her sugar levels are dropping.”

Mr Spinaze said on the day of the public nuisance offence, Cross had been drinking because she and her husband had lost their home in Bundaberg.

“As a result of unemployment, as a result of spending money, a significant amount of money, addressing this condition from about late 2016.

“As a result, not only did they lose their business, they became homeless at the time of this offending when they moved up here.

“And they were living in a tent.”

Before handing down penalty, Magistrate Philippa Beckinsale said Cross’s personal circumstances were “unique and complex” noting that Cross had suffered trauma from a young age.

Ms Beckinsale placed Cross on 10 months’ probation and she did not record a conviction.