Dylan Voller’s sister Kirra Voller faces court over anti-police graffiti attack in Alice Springs
DYLAN Voller’s sister Kirra Voller, 26, has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an incident in which she vandalised a local courthouse, police station and multiple police vehicles with anti-police graffiti.
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A PROMINENT mother of three was drinking excessively when she vandalised an NT courthouse and police station, a court has heard.
Kirra Voller, 26, pleaded guilty to damaging property and driving while disqualified in Alice Springs Local Court today.
The court heard on June 18, Voller was drinking at Uncles Tavern with four others before carrying out a “graffiti attack” on the courthouse where she painted the acronyms “BLM” (Black Lives Matter) and “FTP” (f**k the police), and on the bonnet of a marked police vehicle in pink spray paint, which was captured on CCTV.
She also tipped red paint on two other marked police vehicles, and the police station retaining wall.
Defence lawyer Tania Collins said the behaviour was inspired after Voller tried to interject during an arrest where police were in attendance at Uncles Tavern.
“The precipitating matter before this was she had been in what she perceived to be a young Aboriginal person targeted and being mistreated by some police officers,” Ms Collins said.
“That offending occurred in a period of Ms Voller’s life which was a very difficult time for her.”
Ms Collins said Voller had been “self-medicating” anxiety and depression with alcohol.
“She reflects on this time and was drinking quite a bit of alcohol,” she said.
“The offending also occurred in the context of an anniversary of a Four Corners (ABC) program in relation to information about her brother and his treatment while in Don Dale.”
“There was also a lot of issues going on in America in relation to people having difficult times and being assaulted in violent ways.”
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She said Voller was “an extremely talented musician” who had been employed over the past six years with Music NT, and was an “active and productive member of the community for a significant matter of time, but has suffered depression and anxiety and post-traumatic stress”.
“Self-medicating as she was in June … led her to take out her anger and frustration in a nonproductive way,” Ms Collins said.
“The damage was able to be resolved relatively easily and there was no longstanding damage to the cars or building.”
The court heard Voller caused $1820 in property damage.
Ms Collins said Voller, who was caught drink driving earlier this year and disqualified from driving for six months, miscalculated when her driving disqualification period has ended and was unaware of the legal steps required to reobtain her licence and that’s why she drove.
She is due to be sentenced tomorrow.
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