Daniel Delprado: Former Shore student escapes jail for drunken assault outside The Star Sydney
It was about 3am outside The Star when Daniel Delprado knocked out his former friend with a right hand punch leaving his victim unconscious on the concrete. He was still out cold when the paramedics arrived.
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An ex-private schoolboy from Sydney’s north shore was given a grim warning as he narrowly avoided jail time for a drunken assault – next time he won’t be so lucky.
It was about 3am when Daniel Delprado knocked out his former mate Sean Wright with a right hand punch after the two squared up outside The Star on July 21, 2019, leaving his victim unconscious on the concrete.
Mr Wright was still out cold when paramedics arrived to rush him to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, as Delprado told police the blow was an act of self defence.
The Northbridge resident was at least eight drinks deep having spent the night at Pyrmont nightclub Marquee when he unleashed the punch fearing Mr Wright was acting aggressively, agreed facts revealed.
A graduate of the prestigious Shore School, who turns 21 on Thursday, he went on to plead guilty to a charge of common assault in Downing Centre Local Court.
Two other charges of affray and assault occasioning actual bodily harm were withdrawn.
The strapping consultant for recruitment agency Hudson wore a blue suit and sat in court supported by his parents on Wednesday,
His lawyer Paul McGirr was frank with Magistrate Joan Baptie as he argued that his client had made a poor choice while under the influence of alcohol.
“The problem that Mr Delprado has … he’s just one of those people who shouldn’t drink,” he said.
Mr McGirr said drinking was also to blame for a previous charge that Delprado was given a good behaviour bond for in 2018 after causing more than $2000 worth of damage to stranger’s car.
“He’s on a knife edge,” he said. “The penny’s got to drop.”
Magistrate Baptie handed Delprado a 12-month intensive corrections order and ruled he must abstain from drugs and alcohol, and continue his counselling, throughout that period of supervision.
She also had a blunt message for the young man: “If I see you again, I will not miss you.”
“What that means is, you will go to jail,” she said.
“The community and this court is fed up with young men drinking too much and then getting into violent fights with each other.”
Magistrate Baptie said she was giving Delprado a “huge benefit” by not sending him to prison.