Drew Alexander Meany faces Port Macquarie Local Court for sentencing on domestic violence offences, stabbing cover up
“I’m going to keep coming back and you’re not going to like it.” – A Mid-North Coast man who repeatedly stalked a woman at work and concealed a stabbing has been sentenced.
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A Port Macquarie labourer who stalked and threatened women, and covered up a stabbing, has been sentenced.
Drew Alexander Meany faced Port Macquarie Local Court for sentencing for a long list of domestic violence offences and concealing a serious indictable offence – a stabbing in the town in April 2021.
He stalked one of the victims at two separate workplaces – at one stage, forcing her to take refuge behind a service counter then a display cabinet.
The 20-year-old arborist dated one of the victims for about two years before friends developed “grave concerns” for her safety because Meany was extremely controlling, according to police facts tendered to court.
On June 7, 2021, Meany was charged with assaulting the victim and was placed on an apprehended domestic violence order.
This did little to curb his behaviour and in November last year he went to Port Macquarie Kmart, where the victim worked at the time, and walked towards her as she went on a break.
She asked Meany what he was doing there and he said he was going to buy a towel saying “you look good, you should text me, I miss you”.
Meany also contacted the woman via Instagram and with a fake Facebook name.
In an incident at the victim’s other workplace, a homewares shop in Settlement City, Meany entered and she had to hide behind the counter and a display.
In April, after a one-month relationship with another woman ended, Meany went to her place to pick up belongings and flew into a rage when he saw her new partner.
“Get outside c---, have a go,” Meany said to the man.
Meany struck a door five times, headbutted a glass window and made threats to return.
“I’m going to keep coming back and you’re not going to like it,” he said.
In Port Macquarie Local Court on July 6, Meany pleaded guilty to concealing an indictable offence, multiple counts of stalking and intimidation and contravening a prohibition/restriction in an order, and one count of damaging property.
Meany was sentenced to a 12-month intensive corrections order including home detention by way of electronic monitoring.
He was ordered to cease drug and alcohol use and to complete 125 hours of community service.
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