Joshua Quillan Wild sentenced in Coffs Harbour court for assaulting mum

A Coffs Harbour man has been sentenced for an attack on his mother, who was trying to watch television at home, during which he kicked her with both feet, punched then bit her on the nose.

Coffs Harbour court house. Picture: Leigh Jensen

Coffs Harbour man Joshua Quillan Wild has been sentenced in relation to the sickening attack on his mother while she was trying to watch television at home.

The case was before Magistrate Ian Rodgers again in Coffs Harbour local court on Wednesday, May 11.

The 25-year-old had been refused bail following the assault at the Toormina home of Wild’s mother on March 12.

Court documents had revealed the details of the attack during which Wild threw things across the room, kicked the chair his mother was sitting in and ‘used the soles of both feet’ to kick her.

He kicked her with such force, according to the court documents, that he fell to the floor. He then stood up and bit her on the nose and used a closed fist to punch her right side of the face.

The documents indicate that prior to the attack Wild had been drinking outside with his mother’s partner and he urged her to join them but she said she was happy watching the football on television.

After Wild went inside and attacked his mother her partner tried to intervene and he punched him twice.

The police were called and when they arrived, body worn video recorded the mother saying “careful, he has gone crazy”.

Recordings also captured Wild taunting the police saying: “Why don’t yous just f*** off, do yous wanna go?”.

Wild was facing seven charges:

- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (domestic violence)

- Common assault (domestic violence)

- Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic)

- Common assault (domestic)

- Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic)

- Two charges of destroy or damage property (domestic)

Wild was sentenced to a term of imprisonment to be served in the community as an intensive corrections order for 10 months in relation to the first two offences.

He will be supervised by community corrections and required to complete any drug or alcohol rehabilitation they order in addition to performing 100 hours’ community service.

His supervision by community corrections will continue until November 2023 under the terms of an 18-month community corrections order for the remaining charges.