Jamie Saliba pleads guilty to assaulting a pregnant mother and breaching court orders

A former Rebel bikie who once swore off the bikie life for good is facing another lengthy stint behind bars after assaulting a pregnant woman in a Sydney hotel room while he was on parole.

Jamie Saliba has faced court for assaulting a mother who was also pregnant.

A one-time Rebel motorcycle bike gang member assaulted a pregnant mother in a western Sydney hotel room while he was on parole.

Jamie Saliba, formerly of Schofields, appeared in Penrith Local Court via video link on December 19, pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two counts of breaching court orders.

The 32-year-old offender and the victim were staying at a motel in St Marys on On May 2, 2021, when an argument started.

When the victim attempted to grab Saliba’s phone, he elbowed her in the face causing swelling to her nose, the court heard.

Security and staff were called to the fourth floor of the hotel where they were told by the victim: “He hit me.”

Her left eye and cheek were clearly swollen.

She told police “I’ll be dead tomorrow” if she made a statement.

Shortly after the assault, Saliba made threats to the victim, the court heard.

Saliba had been on parole since October of 2020, after serving a sentence of 15 months for setting fire to his jail cell.

Jamie Saliba assaulted a pregnant woman.

His parole was revoked and he was placed back in custody.

While in custody Saliba was charged with breaching court orders as he contacted the victim by phone.

The court heard the calls were not threatening and the breaches fell below mid-range in terms of seriousness.

Saliba’s lawyer said her client was segregated while in custody and the only contact he’d had with other inmates was from yelling through the door.

The court heard Saliba planned to live on the mid-north coast of NSW upon his release and he hoped to look after his elderly grandparents.

In sentencing Saliba, Magistrate Anthony Spence accepted there was a risk of “institutionalisation” as he had previously spent lengthy times in custody for offences unrelated to domestic violence.

Magistrate Spence took into account Saliba had not threatened the victim on the occasions where he contravened order by contacting her.

Saliba was sentenced to 20 months in jail backdated from September 2021, with a non-parole period of 14 months.