Corey Isaac Catalcam: Surfers Paradise man sentenced after public assault
A Surfers Paradise man who subjected a woman to a lengthy public assault that included hitting her, threatening to rape her child and driving after her as she ran away, will be eligible for parole later this year.
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A Surfers Paradise man who chased a woman down in his car, beat her and threatened to rape her daughter will be eligible for parole in August this year, a court has decided.
Corey Isaac Catalcam, 30, pleaded guilty at the Southport District Court to a string of charges including one count of assault occasioning bodily harm, three counts of common assault, and two counts of threatening violence, as well as the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
The court heard Catalcam and the woman were discussing their relationship on April 21, 2024.
Five days prior, the woman had found out Catalcam had been unfaithful and sought to end the relationship.
The court heard the discussion escalated over the ownership of a dog.
Catalcam packed up his belongings, took an unspecified amount of valium and said he needed to leave.
The woman agreed he should leave and asked him to return her jumper he was wearing.
Catalcam removed the jumper and cut it up with scissors.
The court heard as the argument continued, Catalcam held a flip knife blade against his wrist and his throat.
The woman begged him to stop but he began waving his arms around and caused a small cut to his abdomen.
She was able to convince Catalcam to go outside with her and was able to take the knife from him.
Once outside, Catalcam assaulted the woman, dragged her by the back of her hair and forced her into the passenger seat of his car, forcing her head down near the gear stick.
The court heard Catalcam also struck the woman with a closed fist inside the car.
In the frightening car ride on the Gold Coast, Catalcam drove erratically, commented about ending both their lives and the dog, and prevented her from escaping.
The woman ran from Catalcam but he caught up to her on foot, assaulted her and dragged her back to the car along the roadway.
The woman suffered abrasions, sprained her shoulder and a witness saw she was bleeding from her feet.
After Catalcam got her back to the car, she ran again but he drove straight after her.
When she changed her direction, Catalcam ran a red light, made a U-turn into oncoming traffic and mounted a median strip.
The woman tried to hide in a bush and call police on her phone.
Catalcam pulled up nearby. Witnesses tried to block him in with their cars while others attempted to assist the woman.
He approached the woman, broke her phone and told her, “You know what’s going to happen now? I’m going to rape your daughter”.
The court heard he told the woman if she didn’t get back in the car, he would rape her daughter and slit her children’s throats.
The woman begged witnesses to go to her home address to check on her children, while Catalcam drove off.
Police pursued Catalcam, who overtook them by crossing over onto the wrong side of the road.
Officers were able to apprehend Catalcam after shunting him between their cars.
The court heard Catalcam was on parole and has been in custody since his arrest in April.
Defence barrister Damian Walsh said his client has had a lot of psychiatric problems over the course of his life, though there was no direct evidence this was linked with his offending.
The court heard Catalcam had a lengthy history of depression, anxiety and PTSD as well as illicit and prescription drug abuse.
Mr Walsh said Catalcam’s father had offered to provide his son accommodation and employment upon his release.
Judge Jodie Wooldridge KC said Catalcam’s course of conduct was clearly frightening for the woman.
She noted his efforts at rehabilitation while in custody.
He was sentenced to three years and six months in prison with his time spent in custody declared as time served.
His court ordered parole eligibility date was set for August 21.
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