Bradley Richard Tweedale sentenced in Sunshine Coast court for stalking woman

A man subjected a woman to six days of stalking involving threats over messages and phone calls after she refused to let him stay inside her home.

Bradley Richard Tweedale leaves Maroochydore Court House.

A man threatened to burn a woman’s house down among more than a 100 texts and calls after she asked him to leave her home, a court has heard.

Bradley Richard Tweedale, 43, pleaded guilty in Maroochydore District Court on December 2 to one count of stalking with threatening violence.

Crown prosecutor Rhys Byrne told the court the stalking occurred across six days after the victim refused to allow Tweedale, who was homeless at the time, to stay overnight at her home.

The court heard she had asked him to leave but he loitered around her home for some time.

Judge Glen Cash said it took only half an hour after he left at midnight for Tweedale to contact her over the phone.

The court heard he sent 100 texts and tried to call her 60 times on that occasion

Judge Cash said Tweedale returned and the woman allowed him to sleep on the couch but his car broke down when he was told to leave the next day.

Bradley Richard Tweedale leaves Maroochydore Court House.

Mr Byrne said he loitered and attempted to contact the woman throughout the following days, including at least two threats via voicemail to die by suicide and one threat of burning the woman’s house down with her inside.

Judge Cash noted he attempted to call her 74 times during one of the six days of stalking.

The court was told the victim was scared and struggled to sleep as much of the stalking happened at night.

Defence barrister Lachlan Ygoa-McKeown told the court Tweedale’s time in custody helped deter him from future offending.

He spoke of his client’s heart condition, which developed from abusing meth, but Tweedale had sought out professionals to help his drug use and his health.

Mr Ygoa-McKeown said Tweedale had recently gained support from his sister after some time apart.

Judge Cash sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment with immediate release on parole.

His eight months in pre-sentence custody was declared as time served.