Robert Haley faces Ballarat court for repeatedly punching man in brutal bashing
A Ballarat man has faced court for punching a man seven times in the face after threatening to set a resident’s car on fire.
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A Ballarat man who ripped part of a resident’s door off and threatened to set their car on fire bashed another man by punching him in the face seven times.
Robert Daniel Haley appeared from custody at Ballarat Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, pleading guilty to eight charges.
The court heard Haley went to a home intoxicated on a night in early 2024, ripped a fly screen off the front door and flicked a lighter, threatening to burn the occupant’s car.
Police found a lighter a short distance away after they arrived at the property.
In May, police discovered Haley at a Ballarat home lying on the lounge room floor with blood on his face from self-inflicted injuries.
On a dresser in the room was 1,4-butanediol.
In August, Haley drank a large amount of alcohol and became abusive and belligerent towards two people, punching a man seven times in the face.
Haley, who has spent 85 days in custody, will be sentenced on November 14.
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