Sydney magistrate slams young, drunk, violent men after pub assault

A Sydney magistrate has said society is sick of young drunk men committing violent acts after a Central Coast man threatened and assaulted hotel staff in Sydney’s south before damaging three cars.

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A Sydney magistrate has said society is sick of young drunk men committing violent acts after a Central Coast man threatened and assaulted hotel staff in Sydney’s south before damaging three cars.

Graham Campbell, 29, told the head security guard at The Prince in Kirrawee he would “f***ing munch him”, “cave his head in” and “knock him out and f*** him up” after he was asked to leave due to being drunk and disorderly.

Campbell pleaded guilty at Sutherland Local Court to four counts of failing to leave the pub, three counts of property damage, two counts of intimidation and one count of common assault after the incident on June 8 last year.

Graham Campbell, 29, told the head security guard at The Prince in Kirrawee he would “f***ing munch him” when he was asked to leave due to being drunk and disorderly.

Magistrate Hugh Donnelly sentenced the Wyong man to a 14-month prison sentence to be served in the community and a whopping $4000 fine.

“People get intoxicated all the time and they don’t act like this,” Mr Donnelly told Campbell.

“People are sick and tired of young males becoming grossly intoxicated and becoming violent.”

Mr Donnelly denounced Campbell for threatening people he did not know merely going about their business after he racially abused the hotel’s head chef as he smoked a cigarette in the car park.

“The accused approached the head chef, put his face up to his ear and stated “I’ll burn you, you P***”, agreed police facts stated.

However, Campbell told Mr Donnelly he did not think his actions were threatening due to his “stature” as a small man.

“I didn’t think it would cause him fear, he’s a security guard against someone of my stature,” Campbell said.

Campbell’s solicitor said it was an “outrageous” assertion.

Campbell narrowly avoided jail after the incident.

“He’s a man of small stature but he indicated to me today that his behaviour was inappropriate,” he said.

“Perhaps inappropriate is too benign in the circumstances,” Mr Donnelly responded dryly.

Campbell remained at the hotel for more than half an hour and made several attempts to re-enter even as his friends attempted to hold him back after he was ejected from the beer garden.

He damaged three cars at the hotel car park after he was first made to leave the hotel.

“The accused approached a Ford Escape, pulled the aerial off the front nudge bar, bent the aerial and snapped the base of it,” agreed police facts stated.

“The accused then approached a white Mercedes Benz, pulled the front number plate off the vehicle and threw it across the car park.”

Campbell then lost balance and fell down before he bent another car’s number plate in his attempt to pull it off.