Andrew Hoper faces court after an unprovoked assault on a young person

A magistrate has blasted a Dubbo bloke who hit a young person and pushed them off a bike.

A Dubbo man has pleaded guilty to common assault following an attack on a young person.

Andrew Glen Hoper, 33 appeared in Dubbo Local Court after he was arrested on April 17.

Documents tendered to court state the victim who – who was under 18 – and their relative were riding their bikes along Meadowbank Drive near Hoper’s address.

There was a small accident involving the riders with Hoper yelling “get back on your bike”.

Andrew Hoper was convicted in Dubbo Local Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to one charge of common assault.

He came over to the young person, pulling their face mask off and saying “I know you were riding up and down the street all last night”.

Hoper grabbed hold of his shirt before punching him to the right side of his face with a closed fist and pushing him off his bike, the court heard.

After seeing the attack, the relative rode off before the victim started running towards Sunset Way, leaving his bike behind.

Hoper took the bike into his backyard where his partner contacted the police who arrived a short time later with the 33-year-old making full admissions to officers.

He was arrested and charged.

Hoper entered a plea of guilty before Magistrate Gary Wilson on Thursday.

“It’s no way to react to this type of thing,” Mr Wilson said.

He noted Hoper’s limited record, but raised a prior incident of a similar nature in 2020 saying this contributed to his decision to convict the offender and issue a fine of $500.