Gavin Wilson: RSL manager caught up in Burdekin Hotel fight over ex-partner
A Sydney RSL club manager pushed two men in a hotel smoking area after they stepped in to defend his ex-girlfriend, who he had called “crazy” and in need of medication, a court has heard.
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The manager of a Sydney RSL club has landed himself in hot water after pushing two men in a hotel smoking area following a fight with his ex-girlfriend.
Gavin Wilson, 32, was at the Burdekin Hotel in Darlinghurst shortly before midnight on December 18 last year when he assaulted two people.
That’s according to agreed facts tendered to Downing Centre Local Court, which state Wilson “was standing with his back to the wall, having a conversation with his ex-partner Caitlin Moulay regarding return of her property which was being stored at his place.”
“Caitlin Moulay was with Michael Booker and Jacob King, who are all friends. The conversation became heated with the accused calling Caitlin Moulay ‘crazy’ and saying she needed to get help and be medicated.”
When Booker and King stepped in to tell Wilson to stop speaking like that as it was unnecessary, Wilson pushed each of them backwards with both hands.
A short struggle between Wilson and Moulay ensued before nearby patrons and security guards broke it up. No-one was injured.
When spoken to by police at the time, Wilson admitted to pushing Booker and King, saying he feared for his safety. He later ignored requests by police to be interviewed over the incident.
In court, Wilson’s defence lawyer Ken Buckman said his client was in the smoking area with some friends when his ex-partner came over and “started badmouthing him”.
“He pushed two of her friends and a scuffle erupted,” he said.
The prosecutor told the court it was accepted Wilson “has history of similar offences”.
Magistrate Susan McIntyre noted Wilson was “a manager of an RSL club and lives with his parents in Seven Hills”.
She did not convict Wilson of common assault, which he pleaded guilty to, and ordered him to a 12-month good behaviour bond.
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