Sandy Lee Swift: Bidwill mum guilty of assault, trespass offences

A family feud of epic proportions which saw a western Sydney mum support her heartbroken son in a night of violence at his former lover’s home has ended in court.

A family feud of epic proportions which saw a western Sydney mum support her heartbroken son in a night of violence at his former lover’s home has ended in court.

Sandy Lee Swift, 42, of Bidwill, pleaded guilty to common assault and entering land with intent to commit an indictable offence at Penrith Local Court on February 3.

Sandy Lee Swift outside court.

A week after the breakdown of an 18-month relationship, Swift received a distressed call from her son who said he was heading to his ex-partner’s Blackett home.

The court heard Swift’s son allegedly smashed car windows outside the victim’s home about 1am on March 29 last year, before entering the home through a window while armed with a hammer.

At this point Swift arrived and the court heard she entered the home through the same window as her son allegedly was attacking two men with the hammer.

At one point the former lover of Swift’s son tried to stop the violence, but was pushed by Swift who called her a “slut” and punched her in the jaw.

The Bidwill woman fled the scene with her son before being arrested by police later the same day.

In court, Magistrate Fiona Toose chastised the 42-year-old mother.

“You are a parent and should know better,” she said.

The 42-year-old was sentenced for assault.

For the assault, Swift was sentenced to a prison term of two months, one week and five days and for entering enclosed lands with intent to commit an indictable offence she was sentenced to 12 months prison, to be served in the community as an intensive corrections order.

An apprehended violence order to protect her son’s ex-partner was put in place for two years.

Her son has pleaded guilty to two counts of destroy or damage property, two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and stalk/intimidate. He has not entered pleas to the charges of aggravated enter dwelling and commit serious indictable offence while armed.

He will appear in court later this month.