Brandon James Hargreaves-Wall: Man sentenced for ‘out of character’ assault

A night out in Kingaroy went wrong for one man, leaving him screaming in a ditch before punching his then partner in the head, in what was described as an ‘out-of-character’ assault.

A man’s argument with a taxi driver spiralled into a bizarre screaming fit and assault on his partner, which ended with a date in front of a magistrate.

Brandon Hargreaves-Wall, 30, went out for a night of drinking with his partner in Kingaroy in December last year.

When the Nanango couple finished their night out, they jumped in a taxi to head home and the night began to go off the rails.

An argument broke out between the driver and Hargreaves-Wall once they arrived at the home, with his partner forced to intervene.

The woman travelled further up the road without Hargreaves-Wall and paid the driver before walking back to the house.

Police prosecutor Lisa Manns said the partner found Hargreaves-Wall lying in a ditch “screaming incoherently” and decided to leave him outside to “calm down”.

The victim went to the pair’s bedroom, and Hargreaves-Wall later entered the home and walked in the room, punching his partner in the head.

Police and an ambulance were called and Hargreaves-Wall was charged.

While the couple has since separated, the Kingaroy Magistrates Court was told the victim remained supportive of her former partner, and was in court during the sentencing.

Hargreaves-Wall’s solicitor said his client was heavily intoxicated on the night, and submitted he may have fallen and hit his head prior to his partner returning, describing the incident as “out-of-character”.

Magistrate Andrew Sinclair agreed the offending was “totally out of character”.

Hargreaves-Wall pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning bodily harm.

He was fined $1000 and no conviction was recorded.