Mark McDowell: Woodridge man sentenced for choking, stabbing wife
A Logan labourer fuelled by a heady mix of testosterone boosters and the drug speed flew into a violent rage when his estranged wife denied his amorous advances, a court has heard.
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A Logan labourer denied sex by his estranged wife flew into a fit of rage, choking her before stabbing her in the back with a pair of scissors.
Despite this, there remains a “lot of love and affection” between the partners of 27 years, and the victim wants her man back, a court heard.
Woodridge man Mark John McDowell, 49, pleaded guilty in Beenleigh District Court to choking and unlawful wounding following last September’s violent assault.
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The court heard McDowell and wife Amanda had a “volatile” relationship characterised by occasional violence from both parties, defence counsel Rick Taylor told the court.
The pair had separated in the months prior to the assault but still remained involved with each other.
Despite their separation the pair were staying together on September 30 last year and McDowell attempted to initiate sex with his estranged wife.
She rebuffed his amorous advances and he flew into a fit of rage, strangling her so her breathing was impeded, before she broke free and ran outside their unit complex.
McDowell chased her, arming himself with a pair of scissors, and stabbed her to the right side of her back causing a 2cm-deep puncture wound which required hospitalisation at the Princess Alexandra.
When police arrived at the incident, McDowell resisted arrest and he was also discovered in possession of marijuana seeds and digital scales, leading to a further three summary charges, all of which he pleaded guilty to also.
Defence counsel Rick Taylor told the court McDowell and Amanda’s relationship was “volatile”.
“Both appear to have been particularly violent towards each other,” he said.
The court heard McDowell had spent 340 days in custody following his arrest.
Judge Craig Chowdhury, after reading Amanda’s victim impact statement, noted there appeared to still be a “lot of love and affection” between the pair and that she was ready to take him.
McDowell was sentenced to three years’ jail to be released on immediate parole, having served the aforementioned 11 months.
Convictions were automatically recorded.