Trevor Dylan Woodman in court for robbery
A former ice addict with a history of violence has fronted court for his role in the theft of a scooter from a Fraser Coast teenager.
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A man who helped steel a teenager’s scooter has faced the District Court in Hervey Bay.
Trevor Dylan Woodman, 30, pleaded guilty to robbery on Monday.
The court heard along with co-accused Kea Edward Paku-Humbert, 21, who pleaded guilty to armed robbery before the court in February 2023, Woodman had approached an 18-year-old at the Night Owl on December 29, 2021, and took his scooter.
The court heard Paku-Humbert had been the principal offender during the incident.
Woodman had been riding a scooter and Paku-Humbert wanted to take the teen’s scooter that night, the court was told.
Woodman had first followed the teen before Paku-Humbert demanded the scooter, punching the boy to the left side of his mouth then taking off.
During Paku-Humbert’s sentencing, the court heard it hadn’t been difficult to locate him after the offence.
“The complainant’s phone was on the scooter and the complainant’s mother was able to ping the phone and locate it,” Judge Michael Burnett said at the time.
That led police to Paku-Humbert and a warrant was executed, Judge Burnett said.
Paku-Humbert was sentenced to two and a half years in prison with immediate parole.
The court heard Woodman had a significant criminal history for violence.
He had served 83 days in presentence custody, was in a stable relationship and was currently employed, it heard.
He had struggled with an ice addiction during a previous relationship, but had stopped using the drug.
The decision to help Paku-Humbert that night was made without thinking, the court was told.
Judge Glen Cash said while Paku-Humbert had been the principal offender after Woodman followed the teen, he was still liable for what followed.
“You didn’t involve yourself directly in the punch or anything like that, but you are liable for the robbery because you in effect knew what was being planned and went along with it in any event.”
Woodman was sentenced to two years in prison with immediate parole.
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