Adam John Fisk: Labourer’s jealous assault of ex-partner’s new boyfriend

A Wellington labourer who abused his ex-partner’s new fling in a string of incidents has learnt his fate in court. Here’s how it unfolded.

Adam John Fisk appeared in Wellington Local Court on Tuesday.

A jealous Wellington labourer verbally abused his ex-partner’s new fling, before being hit multiple times with a metal bar, a court has heard.

Adam John Fisk, 35, appeared in Wellington Local Court on Tuesday, pleading guilty to domestic violence related common assault, intimidation and contravening an AVO.

Documents tendered to court reveal Fisk and his ex-partner were together for about nine years, having children together before the relationship broke down in January this year.

Adam John Fisk was sentenced in Wellington Local Court on Tuesday. Photo: Google Maps

In July, the ex-partner started dating the victim.

A few months later on the afternoon of September 8, when leaving the Central Butchery in Wellington, the victim heard Fisk yell out, “here’s the grub”.

The victim responded, “why am I a grub,” as Fisk continued to repeat the same phrase.

“You took my missus and kids off me,” Fisk said.

The victim responded saying, “you can see your kids whenever you want, they’re not my children. She wasn’t even with you”.

Fisk grabbed the victim by his shirt while he was seated in his car, before he was pulled away by people nearby.

Almost two weeks later, on September 19, the victim was sitting in his car at work when he noticed Fisk pull up behind him in his blue Mazda BT50 and say “get out of the car and have a go”.

Adam John Fisk pleaded guilty to three domestic violence related charges on Tuesday.

The victim ignored the remark and drove away.

But two days later on September 21, Fisk continued, this time at the victim’s residence.

Fisk beeped his car horn multiple times before exiting the ute, and walking up the driveway.

He then drove away shortly after.

That same day, the victim was preparing for his working day ahead when Fisk arrived, saying “come on, let’s have a go ya dog. Let’s fight”.

The victim retrieved a metal pole from his car, telling Fisk to “f**k off” and to leave him alone.

Fisk ignored the victim’s request, and said “I’m in a public place, I can fight you. She should be with me, she’s the mother of my children and you should be over there with the mother of your children”.

The victim once again told Fisk to “f**k off”, leading the 35-year-old labourer to advance towards him with fists up.

Fisk told the victim to “put the bar down and fight like a man” before he was struck to the body twice in an attempt to keep him away.

Later that day, the victim reported the matter at Wellington police station, submitting a statement along with Fisk’s ex-partner.

Fisk handed himself in to police on September 23, and was placed under arrest and made admissions to police.

However, he told police the victim was “rough” with his children and this was the reason he wanted to fight him “man to man”, but when asked by police, he said he never reported the issue.

On Tuesday, Fisk’s lawyer Aaron Ryan said “from the outset ... the section five threshold was not crossed” – meaning his client should not receive a term of imprisonment.

Mr Ryan told the court, the incidents were “spur of the moment” and his client intended on using the facilities at the service station where the victim was working.

“Call a spade a spade … the victim just happens to be working there?”, Magistrate Kevin Hockey said.

“He knew very well the victim’s workshop was there.”

Mr Ryan pointed towards the agreed facts, saying while Fisk “was the instigator. there were no innocent parties” because the victim struck his client with a metal pole.

He continued by explaining the difficulties faced by Fisk, revealing his client’s grandmother had died a month prior to incidents.

In sentencing Fisk, Magistrate Hockey “appreciated breakups are difficult and they become emotional”.

“It’s time to put that behind you,” he told Fisk.

Ultimately, Fisk was placed on a 12-month supervised community corrections order and fined $1000.