Warilla man Adam Fahey pleads guilty following stabbing attack

A man has pleaded guilty following an attack that left his mate with stab wounds to his neck and throat.

A Warilla man has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and reckless wounding after he was accused of stabbing his mate in the neck and throat causing “ghastly” injuries after a dispute over a sum of cash.

Adam Fahey, 28, was arrested on December 4 after police alleged he left a man in hospital with serious injuries following a stabbing.

He faced Wollongong Local Court via AVL on Monday where he pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a shortened firearm without authority; possessing ammunition without holding a licence or permit; possessing an unauthorised firearm and reckless wounding.

Adam Fahey pleaded guilty to a string of charges. Picture: Facebook

However, two charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one count of possessing a shortened firearm were withdrawn by the Director of Public Prosecutions.

According to court documents, Fahey was contacted by a man on December 3 via Facebook Messenger, requesting he pick him up.

Fahey attended the man’s Albion Park address and retrieved him, before driving to Rowley Ave in Warilla. Once they arrived, the man asked Fahey to exit the car so they could “talk”.

In documents tendered to the court, police allege that as the man walked to the back of Fahey’s car, he felt a “thud to the right side of his face and neck”.

The man realised he was bleeding heavily and screamed for help, running from Fahey as he did so.

Adam Fahey appeared in court via AVL. Picture: Facebook

A passer-by assisted the man and called an ambulance, who transported the man to hospital. While in hospital, the man received 14 sutures to close the wound on his neck and was also treated for two stab wounds to the side of his face.

As part of their investigations, police looked at the man’s phone, where Fahey told him to pay back the money he owed him.

Police raided Fahey’s home the next day, where they found a shortened rifle under his bed, and another stuffed in a sock, as well as several shotgun shells hidden in a glasses case.

Magistrate Susan McGowan was on Wednesday told by Legal Aid solicitor Laura Fennell the 28-year-old would be pleading guilty to the lesser charge of reckless wounding, possessing a shortened firearm without authority, possessing ammunition without holding a licence or permit, possessing an unauthorised firearm.

Fahey was also handed down a conviction and sentence for one charge of driving while suspended after he was caught two days before the attack.

He has also had his licence disqualified for six months upon his release from prison.

Fahey will remain behind bars on remand until he appears before the District Court on September 3.