Deadbeat dad Luke Hollingsworth threatens officer, calls judge a ‘f——king old rat’ in court

A Horsham dad told a cop he would come for him in a wild court outburst after being jailed over a horrific assault on his newborn.

Luke Hollingsworth, jailed for intentionally causing injury to his baby daughter, has threatened a cop in court.

A deadbeat dad made a gun hand gesture towards a cop, telling him he would come for him, in a wild court outburst after being jailed over an horrific assault on his newborn.

Luke Hollingsworth, who was jailed for 14 years for intentionally causing injury to the six-week-old girl, let loose from the County Court dock, barking at the detective that he had charged the wrong man.

“You c--t, I’ll see you when I get out,” Hollingsworth told the policeman. “I will f—-ing bang you dogs.”

He then aimed his finger gun towards the officer and mimicked pulling the trigger.

Moments earlier he had told Judge Mark Taft, who had warned Hollingsworth to stay quiet and show respect during the sentencing hearing, he was “a f—ing old rat”.

Hollingsworth threatens a cop with a gun hand gesture in court. Picture: Facebook

The drama unfolded in March 2020 but can be revealed for the first time after Hollingsworth, now 41, returned to court this month to plead guilty to intimidating a law enforcement officer.

Three years on and Hollingsworth was polite as he appeared in court to face his punishment.

The court heard he had written a letter of apology to the officer for what he described as his “dumb” actions, and that he harboured no ill will towards him.

He had also undergone courses while in prison for his anger management issues.

Judge Michael McInerney said police officer’s were entitled to carry out their job without fear of intimidation.

Given Hollingsworth’s extensive criminal history and “serious violent offender” status, Judge McInerney said the officer’s concerns were appropriate.

But he said the offending was “spontaneous, unsophisticated and of short duration” and occurred in the “heat of the moment” after Hollingsworth had been given a substantial sentence.

“It’s not to excuse it, but to understand it,” Judge McInerney said.

He sentenced him to five months jail, but ordered just two months of that be added to the 14-year term he is already serving.

Hollingsworth had always denied inflicting the serious injuries on his daughter on June 10, 2016.

Hollingsworth has been jailed for internationally causing injury to his baby daughter. Picture: Facebook

When first interviewed by police, he tried to pin the crime on the baby’s mother, calling her “a psychotic monster” who hated her children.

He claimed he had seen her shaking the baby on other occasions.

“I don’t hurt babies, I don’t hurt children,” he told detectives.

“Go and arrest the mother ... because otherwise she’s gonna fall pregnant again and the same thing’s gonna happen again and again.

“So go and arrest her, throw her in jail, do it – help those kids.”

But following a trial, in which the mother gave evidence, a jury found Hollingsworth guilty of intentionally causing injury.

The trial heard the girl sustained significant injuries, including a skull fracture and swelling, bruising and bleeding of the brain which were consistent with “a shaking episode” and blunt force trauma to the head.

Hollingsworth had been left alone with the girl for an hour while her mother went to the shops.

He must serve 11 years before he can apply for parole.