Toowoomba man Kurt Orford jailed for horrific DV attacks

Shocking details have been revealed in court about how an ‘entitled’ Toowoomba man subjected his then long-term partner to a number of ‘terrifying’ attacks, which included life-threatening strangulation.

A court was told Kurt David Orford beat, strangled, and locked up his ex-partner during a six-month period in 2022 - most after the woman ended the relationship.

A Toowoomba man will spend the next year in jail for committing horrific and prolonged acts of violence against the mother of his children.

A court was told Kurt David Orford beat, strangled, and locked up his ex-partner during a six-month period in 2022, with most offences taking place after the woman ended the relationship.

Judge Alexander Horneman-Wren expressed condemnation over one of three violent incidents, where Orford became enraged and jealous after finding condoms in his ex’s house.

“It was extraordinary entitled behaviour,” Judge Horneman-Wren said.

A court was told Kurt David Orford beat, strangled, and locked up his ex-partner during a six-month period in 2022 - most after the woman ended the relationship.

The court was told Orford had been counting the condoms and flew into a rage after two went “missing”, one of which he later found, despite the fact he and the domestic violence survivor were separated.

On one “terrifying” occasion, Judge Horneman-Wren said the 31-year-old locked his ex-partner in a woodshed for two hours.

On another, the survivor was choked so hard she could not breathe.

Despite Orford’s lawyer submitting a character reference that stated he was a “good role model” to his boys, Judge Horneman-Wren said it was a hollow submission.

The court was told the vicious cycle of abuse was present in Orford’s childhood, as he himself witnessed his stepfather beat his mother.

Orford’s girlfriend was present in court during his sentence in Toowoomba District Court on Friday, February 3, when he was sentenced to a three-year jail term after pleading guilty to 10 offences including strangulation and choking, assault occasioning bodily harm, common assault, deprivation of liberty, and wilful damage.

He will be released on parole on February 2, 2024.

Originally published as Toowoomba man Kurt Orford jailed for horrific DV attacks