Emmanuel Boyages 63, pleads guilty over hoax bomb threats to Maroubra police station

A serial triple-0 prank caller who is banned from both Prince of Wales and St Vincent’s hospitals has been arrested again, this time for threatening to blow up a police station.

Maroubra Police Station

A serial prank caller, who called triple-0 more than 90 times in 2021 and is banned from two hospitals, is behind bars on remand for threatening to blow up Maroubra police station.

Emmanuel Boyages, 63, appeared in Parramatta Local Court via video link on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to making a hoax threat and false representation to police.

Police facts tendered to the court outline the Maroubra resident’s colourful history with emergency services, stating through his frequent triple-0 calls he is “extremely well known” to both NSW Health and police.

In 2021, Boyages made 91 calls to triple-0, occupying 1544 minutes of police time and was banned from both Prince of Wales and St Vincent’s hospitals for continually abusing health care workers.

The facts state Boyages would regularly request ambulance support, complaining of having shortness of breath, only to be then found at home smoking cigarettes before swearing at police and paramedics.

Due to the nature of his frequent interactions with paramedics it became a requirement for police to attend every call of his in case they needed back-up.

In the past Boyages also told police he “used to be a paramedic” and knew how to work the system in order to receive the best care.

The matter will return to Downing Centre Court

On Tuesday he was arrested and charged after calling Maroubra police station, requesting to speak to a sergeant before becoming aggressive and threatening: “I’m going to blow the station up”.

After attending his residence again police later located Boyages at a nearby intersection of Anzac Pde and Fitzgerald Ave.

After it was established Boyages did not have a bomb or the means to make one he was placed in remand and police ceased their investigation.

Boyages’ lawyer argued if bail was granted his client would benefit from residential treatment for ongoing mental health issues.

The lawyer also said if admitted to a facility Boyages wouldn’t be able to continuing offending as he would be away from his landline and doesn’t own a mobile phone.

However, the magistrate found that while there was a mental health element to the offending, Boyages presented a risk to the community at large by tying up valuable resources and stopping other peoples triple-0 calls from being met.

Boyages will remain on remand while awaiting sentencing and the matters will return to Downing Centre Local Court in January.