Kingaroy mum pleads guilty to smashing cars in local rampage

A Kingaroy mother has attacked two cars - one of them her brother’s after an incident she told the court took place at a nearby pedestrian crossing.

Natasha Rose Smallwood leaves Kingaroy Magistrates Court on Thursday.

A Kingaroy mum smashed her brother‘s windscreen with a golf club and a stranger’s window with her child’s scooter in an angry attack.

Natasha Rose Smallwood pleaded guilty before the Kingaroy Magistrates Court on Thursday to two charges of wilful damage to vehicles, following two isolated incidents towards the end of 2022.

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Police prosecutor Lisa Manns told the court that about 7.15am on October 1, 2022, Smallwood went to her brother’s house yelling and screaming at her sister-in-law that she was going to harm her.

“As the defendant’s brother approached her she removed a golf club from her vehicle and approached a white Mitsubishi parked out the front of the drive and hit the windscreen with the golf club, smashing it,” Sgt Manns said.

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“She continued to swear, curse and be abusive towards her sister-in-law.

“The second incident was on November 21 at approximately 8am where police attended... Haly Street in Kingaroy in relation to a disturbance.

“The victim’s 2021 white Toyota Prado was damaged.

“Smallwood made admissions to hitting the victim’s vehicle with her child’s scooter causing the side window to shatter,” she said.

Natasha Rose Smallwood leaving Kingaroy Magistrates Court on Thursday.

The 35-year-old claimed she hit the vehicle because the driver failed to give way to her and her children at the pedestrian crossing.

Her legal representative Sjaana Stephens said she has suffered from anxiety and depression for nine years.

“She has been affected by the housing crisis and has spent the last 17 months effectively homeless and has been couch surfing and staying at motels with her five children,” Ms Stephens said.

“This has caused significant stress and has contributed to her decline in mental health,” she said.

Magistrate Andrew Sinclair said he took Smallwood’s early plea into account.

Smallwood was sentenced to 12 months of parole with the condition she attend anger management counselling.

Convictions were recorded.