Tammy Hembrow’s half brother Henri Oscar Thynne, 21, pleads guilty to domestic violence offences

A woman who feared she would die at the hands of the fitness influencer half brother of Tammy Hembrow has bravely stared him down in court, detailing the horrors he inflicted on her for wanting a cuddle.

Henri Oscar Thynne, 21, pleaded guilty to a number of domestic violence offences including common assault, stalking and two counts of strangulation.

A domestic violence victim has bravely stared down her “menace to society” abuser – the half brother of social media star Tammy Hembrow – as she detailed how the terrifying ordeal shattered her life.

Fitness influencer Henri Oscar Thynne, 21, pleaded guilty to a number of domestic violence offences including common assault, stalking and two counts of strangulation.

Brisbane District Court heard during one incident the couple were watching a movie when Thynne elbowed her in the head and called her a “c**t” after she tried to cuddle him.

She texted a friend to be picked up and a furious Thynne pushed her against a wall and squeezed her throat saying “you’re not going … I own you”. The victim thought she was going to die, the court heard.

Henri Thynne leaves the Brisbane Supreme Court after he was given parole. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Thynne then slammed her on a bed while strangling her causing her to not breath, the court heard.

After police became involved Thynne began stalking the women for a number of months.

While on bail he contacted her on social media hundreds of times to get back together, withdraw her police complaint and said he was going to hurt himself, the court heard. For part of this he was on bail and on probation for an earlier offence.

Thynne is the half brother of influencer Tammy Hembrow. Picture: tammyhemrbrow/Instagram

The court heard she was so fearful that she packed up and moved interstate.

In a powerful victim impact statement the woman said no words could capture what she had been through.

“I question my safety in everyday situations … trust is extinct,” she said.

“Trauma reached into every part of my life”

“I am scared all the time, I am terrified it will happen all the time.”

The victim said she had been left emotionally scarred and her sense of self worth destroyed due to the severe control and manipulation she suffered.

“Sleep has become something I dread, the nightmares are relentless … I have tried medication but nothing quiets the fear,” she said.

The woman said the crimes had affected her usual bubbly personality and she found it difficult to be happy or positive.

“This just didn’t change my life it shattered it,” she said.

“I will never be the same person I was before he did this to me.”

The woman’s mother said she was left constantly fearing for her daughter’s safety.

Thynne was crying in the dock as the statements were read.

The court heard Thynne’s victim was so fearful that she packed up and moved interstate. Picture: Instagram

His barrister Greg McGuire, instructed by Jahnke Lawyers, said the couple had an “odd” relationship with both of them being bodybuilders and having a social media presence.

He said his client was using steroids and both parties were musclebound at the time.

During the strangulation offences the victim did not lose consciousness and there were no threats of violence made during the stalking offence, he said.

The victim initially told police that Thynne was moody through steroid use and she did not want to pursue charges, Mr McGuire said.

The court heard Thynne had self-harmed several times and had been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, substance induced disorder and borderline personality disorder.

He enjoyed familial support, Mr McGuire said.

Thynne also pleaded guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm related to a separate road rage incident where he punched another driver and spat on his car.

A medical report opined Thynne had diminished emotional control and impaired judgement due to severe steroid use at the time.

Judge Brad Farr said Thynne had engaged in “appallingly bad behaviour” and domestic violence was not tolerated in a civilised society

“Strangulation is an inherently dangerous thing to do. It can have tragic consequences,” he said

“You caused physical harm and you’ve caused a high degree of anxiety”

Judge Farr said Thynne’s steroid use was no excuse.

The court heard Thynne had been in custody for almost a year and stopped steroids, seeing him drop 20kg.

“Your behaviour was extraordinary,” Judge Farr said.

“It is to be hoped you have the maturity and intelligence to overcome that steroid use … and not be a menace to society as you have in recent times.”

Thynne was sentenced to three years in prison and a parole release date of today with time already served.