Michael Makdessi: Poo offender sentenced at Parramatta Local Court
A poo bandit who defecated outside a Parramatta law firm has been sentenced after a magistrate asked the 33 year old if he wore nappies and questioned his bowel control.
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A poo bandit caught pantsdown defecating outside a Parramatta law firm told a court he had nowhere to go on the Sunday he committed the disgusting act and stole a CCTV camera that captured it.
At Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday, Magistrate Tim Keady sentenced Makdessi to a two-year community correction order and $1700 fine after quizzing him about his “inexplicable” and “fundamentally disgusting” acts.
“Do you wear nappies?’’ he asked. “Are you able to control your bowels? Have you been taught about the use of toilets? Do you go around regularly defecating in public places?”
Makdessi, who pleaded guilty to offensive behaviour and larceny, told the magistrate a toilet was not available on October 13 last year when footage captured him repeatedly defecating on the steps of Astor Legal on George St.
But the court heard the relationship between Makdessi, of Toongabbie, and the law firm went sour when he refused to quit smoking outside their office building, near where he worked as a barber.
Mr Keady dismissed Makdessi’s excuse that nearby toilets were locked.
“As to your assertion that you were caught short, that is so puerile, it’s laughable.’’
“I think you were thinking at the time. I think it was a deliberate act.’’
Footage from 9.03am on October 13 showed Makdessi walking with his pants around his ankles and his bare backside in full view of the $345 camera he stole and placed in his hoodie pocket.
On October 14 the law firm’s director discovered the faeces and discarded tissues on the office’s security door before it was photographed for police and forensically cleaned.
Makdessi told the court he blamed the media for losing his job after an article about his revolting acts was published.
“I was put in the paper and I want to show the court I’ve made a turnaround in my life and I’ve opened up a business (a barber shop),’’ he said.
“I’m trying to make a change and set my life up.’’
Mr Keady told Makdessi he should have thought about the consequences of his actions.
“It’s the kind of disgusting act that social media and newspapers love where they can jump over the person who did all of it,’’ he said.
“A clever person wouldn’t put themselves in a position like that.
“If it’s gone into the media you might find it may resurface in inconvenient times.
“If you’re starting a business this will just add to your criminal record.’’
Makdessi was convicted of possessing an unauthorised firearm in May 2018 and sentenced to a two-year intensive corrections order which was due to expire on May 22 this year.
He was also convicted of prohibited drug possession in November 2019 and sentenced to a 12-month community corrections order concluding November 7 this year.
He was also jailed for several months in 2011 for engaging police in a pursuit.
After his sentencing, Makdessi waited for a mate to bring him a jacket in the court so he could disguise his face before running away.