Kingaroy court: John Wayne Michael Button sentenced for attacking partner’s elderly dad

A South Burnett man was attacked when his daughter’s angry ex-partner showed up at his house uninvited, elbowing the man in the throat before performing burnouts in his yard.

A Blackbutt man was pushed into a sink and assaulted when his daughter’s drunken partner showed up at his house uninvited, damaging his home and mowing down children’s toys as he performed burnouts in the yard.

The woman returned to find John Wayne Michael Button sitting drunk in her father’s front yard on May 4, where he’d been waiting to accuse the young woman of cheating on him.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Lisa Manns told Kingaroy Magistrates Court Button began calling the victim a “s--t” and a “wh--e”, before heading inside to collect his belongings.

The woman’s father confronted the 33-year-old and asked him to leave, with Button lashing out and punching and kicking a bedroom door in response.

“At some stage the (father) was approached by Button who pushed him into a sink and elbowed him in the throat,” Sergeant Manns said.

The 71-year-old man was taken to hospital with bruises, scrapes and swelling to his neck.

Button also did burnouts in the man’s yard, running over children’s toys in the process.

He was also found to have a blood alcohol concentration of 0.079.

Button previously faced 20 months’ jail in 2015 after showing up to a neighbour’s house drunk with a machete to pick up his child, saying “give me back my son or I’ll chop your head off”, lawyer Jay Rose said.

Ms Rose said her client had ADHD, depression and anxiety, and on the day of the incident was drinking since 8am.

Button pleaded guilty to drink driving, wilful damage and common assault.

He was sentenced to three months’ jail, suspended for 18 months, and placed on probation for 18 months.

He was also banned from driving for one month.