Jye Barton Jade Juler, 27, of Loganlea sentenced for horrific bashing of 18-year-old
Rinse and repeat: A young woman bashed so viciously “her eyes rolled in the back of her head” was repeatedly punched again days later by the same thug who once bit a man’s nose.
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A teen woman bashed so severely that her eyes rolled in her head and she vomited, was again bashed only days after by the same serial violent thug, a court has heard.
Jye Barton Jade Juler, 27, of Loganlea answered for the ‘deplorable’, protracted assaults on Friday (June 10) when he appeared at Beenleigh District Court.
Juler pleaded guilty to a single count of assault occasioning bodily harm while armed and two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm.
The court heard a then 26-year-old Juler was with his then 18-year-old partner on March 26, 2021 when he erupted into violence after failing to perform during attempted morning sex.
Juler repeatedly punched the teen in the ribs, then elbowed her to the thigh while telling her to “shut up” and calling her a “slut”.
He then punched her three to four times to the face, opening up a cut on her eyebrow, the court heard.
He left the room, only to return with a toy dog with which he struck her multiple times on the leg.
Crown prosecutor David Rigby said the victim was “disoriented” and left with her “eyes rolling in the back of her head”, which prompted Juler to ask her, “why are you acting so weird?”
When the victim tried to have a cigarette, she vomited and was taken to Logan Hospital by Juler and his brother Kyl Juler, according to the prosecution.
Mr Rigby said once there, the defendant lied to staff, falsely explaining his partner was concussed from a fight with another woman following an argument.
The victim required three stitches to her eyebrow, was left with two black eyes and suffered “very substantial” bruising to her legs and further bruising to her ribs.
Mere days later on April 4 Juler barricaded a bedroom door to stop the teen from leaving and punched her three to four times to the head, bursting her stitches, the court heard.
She again required hospital care and provided police with images in the aftermath.
A victim impact statement read to the court detailed how the victim suffers ongoing nightmares, flinches when greeting males and “looked down” on herself in an attempt to find justification for the horrendous violence.
Mr Rigby said the cowardly violence showed a complete disregard for the safety of the victim.
It was made worse for occurring on what the court heard was an “appalling” criminal record featuring “serious and relevant” violent offending.
Of particular note, according to Mr Rigby, was a 2014 assault perpetrated by Jules during which he repeatedly kicked a downed man in the head, bit his nose and cut his knee with an implement.
Defence barrister Sarah Thompson said her client’s meth use had ceased while serving 429 days in pre-sentence custody.
Ms Thompson submitted Juler’s violent behaviour stemmed from “underlying anguish”, which he realised he must address lest he keep offending.
A report tendered to the court confirmed Juler had initiated a mental health plan and was under the care of a psychologist.
The court heard he had a challenging upbringing.
Ms Thompson noted Juler still enjoys strong support from family, with both his mother and father at court.
Judge Rowan Jackson denounced Juler’s “very serious … brutal offending against a young woman” as “deplorable”.
Mr Rowan further noted multiple judges had previously remarked in sentencing that Juler vowed to change, yet continued to commit serious violence against the community.
Juler was sentenced to two-and-a-half-years’ jail and a six-month suspended jail sentence was activated in full.
With 429 days in pre-sentence custody declared time served he was granted immediate parole.
The court heard Juler planned to live with friends in Deception Bay.