‘You’re basically calling me a pedophile’: Child killer allegedly breached extended supervision order

A “savage and senseless” child killer who murdered a three-year-old girl has been arrested for allegedly confronting women with children at an Illawarra beach.

A convicted child killer allegedly confronted three woman with children at Bulli Beach on Tuesday.

A “savage and senseless” child killer who murdered a three-year-old girl has been arrested for allegedly confronting women with children at an Illawarra beach.

The man who can only be identified as SLD was just 13 on the Central Coast in January 2001 when he snatched the girl from her bed before stabbing her in the heart with a steak knife and discarding her lifeless body down an embankment.

In August 2002, Justice James Wood sentenced SLD to 20 years jail and described the horrific killing as a “parent’s worst nightmare” and said the offender had “limited empathy and a record of bullying and domination of younger children”.

A fixed non-parole period of 10 years was set, however, documents tendered in Wollongong Local Court on Wednesday reveal SLD only has been released a “short period of time”.

SLD, now 36 and residing in Campbelltown, applied for bail after being charged with failing to comply with an extended supervision order – namely “associating with children” – under high risk offenders legislation – an order only 87 others are subject to.

The court heard about 11.50am on Tuesday, SLD was at Bulli Beach with a support worker when an off-duty community corrections officer spotted him wearing an electronic monitoring anklet.

The officer witnessed SLD allegedly approach a woman in a swimsuit with a small girl where they spoke briefly before the former picked up the child and walked away.

SLD was sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court in 2002.

The court heard SLD then allegedly approached a woman washing an infant wearing bather bottoms in the shower area with the two exchanging words before the accused gestured at the girl.

The woman grabbed the child and walked away from SLD.

The final interaction witnessed by the officer, the court heard, involved SLD allegedly approaching a woman feeding an infant at the Bulli Beach Cafe.

“I just got out of jail. Do you come here often,” SLD allegedly said. “I’ve only been here twice. I just got out of jail.”

The court heard the woman appeared uneasy and turned away while shielding the minor.

The court heard only 87 people were subject to an extended supervision order.

The officer confronted SLD about his actions and the accused allegedly said “I didn’t do anything wrong”.

“I have watched you approach three separate women with their children and try to speak to them,” the officer said. “You know you can’t do that. I’m calling the police.”

The police arrived with SLD arrested and taken to Wollongong police station.

In court on Wednesday, defence lawyer Matt Kwan submitted SLD was not “interacting” with the children and it was “incidental contact”.

Magistrate Darryl Pearce held the view they were not “incidental” and questioned why he would say he had just been released from prison.

SLD called the magistrate a “dog” when he denied his conditional release.

“He put to them he had come from jail, why would he tell them that,” Mr Pearce pondered.

“He must have been aware there were children … I have come to the view on the facts before me he breached the clause [relating to not associating with children].” SLD scorned “This is b------t” as Mr Pearce denied bail.

“Take me to the Supreme Court, they have better judges and they will get me out,” SLD said.

“You’re basically calling me a pedophile, judge … If I get bashed in prison I am going to sue you dog, if I get bashed you’re f---ed.”

The matter will return to court in December.

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