Rhys David Boxall: Ex-Churchie rower jailed over ‘substantial’ ice stash

An ex-private schoolboy caught with a ‘substantial’ amount of ice has been jailed, while his former girlfriend has walked from court.

An ex-private school rower caught with almost 100g of ice has been sentenced to five years’ jail, while his former girlfriend has walked from court.

Rhys David Boxall, 30, and his ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Jane McNamee, 26, appeared in the Brisbane Supreme Court dock together on Friday where details of their offending were aired.

Prosecutor Brendan White said Boxall was caught in possession of 96g of methylamphetamine and almost 20g of GBL when police searched his Spring Hill unit on October 18, 2019.

The court heard McNamee was found with a “minute amount” of marijuana, just 0.097g.

Barrister Gavin Webber told the court that Boxall, a former Anglican Church Grammar School rower and rugby player, was using some of the drugs himself but conceded it was a substantial amount with a “commercial element”.

Rhys David Boxall pleaded guilty to possessing the drugs. Picture Facebook

Mr Webber said Boxall was taking up to 7g of ice a day during the peak of his drug addiction, which began in his early 20s.

“Ever since then he’s been coming before the courts,” Mr Webber said.

“And although there was hope on each occasion that he was on the path to rehabilitation, the sad reality is his addiction was just too severe.

“At the peak of his addiction he was using up to 7g of methylamphetamine per day – which is quite an extraordinary amount.”

Barrister Malcolm Harrison said McNamee had struggled with her own drug addiction, but had broken up with Boxall since the offending and re-established ties with her family.

Chief Justice Catherine Holmes said it was a “relatively minor amount” of marijuana that McNamee had pleaded guilty to possessing and sentenced her to a rising of the court – which required her to stay in the courtroom until it adjourned for the day.

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Chief Justice Holmes said Boxall’s sentence was “far more complicated” because he had a more significant criminal history and was on a suspended sentence at the time police found the drugs.

Boxall pleaded guilty to possessing dangerous drugs and was sentenced to five years’ jail, to be served concurrently with his suspended sentence.

He will be eligible for parole in October next year.