Jayden Healy sentenced to jail after domestic violence attack on partner in Casino

An abattoir worker doused his partner in wine after she was choked in a fit of rage at a Casino van park. Here's what sparked the shocking assault.

Casino Caravan Park in Casino

A woman was choked into a state of hyperventilation after being humiliated by her partner in a caravan park at Casino.

Jayden Healy, 33, appeared by audiovisual link at Grafton Local Court on Monday.

He pleaded guilty to seven domestic violence charges (assault occasioning actual bodily harm) against his partner of two and a half years at the time.

Casino Caravan Park, where a woman was brutally assaulted in her caravan.

Healy also pleaded guilty to two counts of intentionally choke person without consent, two counts of destroy or damage property, one count of domestic violence (assault) and one count of contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO.

The victim had a domestic violence order against Healy when he arrived with dinner and bottles of wine at her newly acquired caravan at Casino Caravan Park on May 7 this year.

Healy and the victim argued about finances after excessive drinking, the court heard.

The disagreement turned physically violent when the victim asked Healy to leave.

He pulled her from the bed and threw her into a cupboard with force.

Healy then poured wine over the woman on her bed, before choking her with both hands.

The woman yelled at Healy to leave and she struck him a number of times in a desperate attempt to lock him outside.

The court heard Healy then kicked the door, causing glass to shatter, before re-entering the caravan and choking the woman, causing her to hyperventilate.

The abuse occurred while the victim had a protection order against her on Healy.

Healy then launched a bottle at the woman and she covered her face as she yelled in fear, the court heard.

The abattoir worker finally left and police found him walking through the caravan park, where he was arrested.

The victim was found on her bed in distress holding an asthma spray, still struggling for air.

Healy’s lawyer Greg Coombs acknowledged the severity of the offences but noted Healy’s strong ties to the community.

He said Healy had been in jail since May and had a sick grandmother who relied on him.

The court heard Healy lived in Perth until he was kicked out of home at just 12, before moving to Sydney to support himself at age 14.

Healy acknowledged alcohol and drugs had an impact on his offending.

He was under the influence of both when he assaulted his partner, the court heard.

Mr Coombs said Healy identified himself as a victim in a mutually damaging relationship.

Grafton Courthouse, where Jayden Healy faced a multitude of charges.

Magistrate Kathy Crittenden said Healy was serving two community corrections orders for domestic violence offending against the same victim at the time of the offence.

She acknowledged the harm done to the victim in the van she recently purchased.

“The offending included significant acts of violence and humiliation,” she said.

The magistrate addressed Healy’s tragic past, in which he resorted to illicit drugs from his teens until he was first in custody, but said he showed signs of rehabilitation.

“He has a bond with his grandmother who is reliant on him and he had full-time paid employment prior to his arrest,” Ms Crittenden said.

She said it was concerning that Healy rationalised his violent actions by blaming the victim.

Ms Crittenden said Healy seemed to have difficulty recognising alternative strategies to deal with problems.

“He snapped and couldn’t take it anymore,” she told the court while reading from a report.

Ms Crittenden said Healy needed help with alcohol and drug rehabilitation, but she was required to send a clear message to the community about domestic violence.

“It is not tolerated and it is particularly aggravated by the fact he was on a CCO at the time,” she said.

Healy was sentenced to serve 16 months in prison, back dated to May 7 with a non-parole period of nine months.

The AVO to protect the victim was extended two years.