Darren Frank Golby from Harrington in Taree court for domestic violence

A NSW mid-north coast cleaner who went on a vile rampage against his own family and continues to “blame everyone else” had to be warned when he called a magistrate ‘darling’.

Taree Courthouse.

A cleaner who kicked the family cat and went on a violent rampage destroying property continued to hurl abuse undeterred even after police arrived at his address, a court has heard.

When Darren Frank Golby appeared in Taree Local Court for sentencing on Tuesday, Magistrate Allison Hawkins said he continued to “take no responsibility and blame everyone else”.

When Golby subsequently referred to Ms Hawkins as “darling” he was asked to remember that he was in a courtroom.

When Golby last appeared in Taree Local Court on January 23, he attempted to have his bail conditions relaxed to reduce reporting because the cost of fuel for his V8 car made daily reporting an expensive exercise.

The request was rejected.

Darren Frank Golby is facing sentencing for several charges including destroying property and stalking and intimidating.

The 55-year-old has pleaded guilty to five charges including two counts of intimidation of his then-partner and another family member at their Harrington home on December 22 last year.

He has also pleaded guilty to intentionally or recklessly damaging property on the same day and two charges of contravening a prohibition in an apprehended violence order.

According to court documents Golby returned home from a cleaning shift and as his partner prepared lunch he kicked the cat, prompting an argument.

He told his partner to “get out of my f***ing house” and then smashed a wooden stool repeatedly into the ground, ripped a fly screen from its hinges and hurled it into the garden, and smashed a laundry basket.

Police were called, with a report outlining that officers could still hear him yelling “from some distance away” as they approached and that he “regularly exhibits similar behaviours”.

When Golby appeared for sentencing on Tuesday a report indicated he was unwilling to do community service work as part of a possible sentence for his violent crimes.

Ms Hawkins said he took no responsibility for his actions and continued to “blame everyone else”.

She urged him to reconsider this as “there might not be anywhere else to go” other than a custodial sentence if he continued to rule himself out.

She adjourned the matter to April 16.

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