Trent John Bevin pleads guilty at Gympie, Qld to assault, strangulation

A father of seven once jailed by the Supreme Court for drug crimes and assault, has faced court again over a series of shocking domestic violence crimes in which he attacked his partner with weapons. WARNING: Distressing

A former meatworker and father of seven has been jailed for repeatedly abusing his partner in a shocking series of crimes including stabbing her with a fork, cutting her with a machete, and strangling her, all while trying to lay the blame on her.

Trent John Bevin, 47, carried out his abuse while in a relationship with a woman at Kandanga across more than a year, from December 2021 to January 2023.

The first incident happened when Bevin stabbed his partner in her right wrist with a fork, drawing blood, while they were eating in bed, the court was told.

The second attack happened in late 2022, once again when Bevin and his victim were together in bed.

On that occasion he grabbed a machete from next to the bed and slashed it across her wrist, cutting it open.

Bevin then refused to take her to a doctor and instead tried to close the wound with superglue.

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Trent John Bevin leaves Gympie District Court on Wednesday March 13, 2024, after pleading guilty to three counts of unlawful assault occasioning bodily harm while armed, one count of unlawful assault, and one count of strangulation.

The final attack happened at the end of November 2022.

The court was told paint had been spilt on Bevin’s shoes, and an argument erupted.

During this fight, Bevin grabbed a gel blaster and shoved it in the woman’s mouth, cutting her chin.

This wound led to neighbours calling police.

Then on January 3, 2023, while they were packing up a tent in the backyard, Bevin became angry and punched her in the face.

Police were again called, and Bevin denied the allegation.

The court then heard six days later, on January 9, Bevin started bashing his partner as she was trying to leave the house.

She fell to the ground in the fight at which point he grabbed her by the neck and started strangling her, leaving her unable to breathe for several seconds.

His victim managed to break free and call for help and the police.

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Trent John Bevin was jailed for four years, and will be eligible for parole on July 7, 2024.

Bevin was arrested on January 14, 2023, and again denied his offending and tried to blame the victim, the court was told.

Crown prosecutor Rhys Byrne said Bevin’s criminal history included a Supreme Court conviction for drug crimes which ended in a nine-month jail sentence, and a 2018 assault at Southport, on the Gold Coast, in which he assaulted a man at a unit before fleeing the scene by jumping over a balcony.

Bevin, who had spent 424 days in pre-sentence custody, ultimately pleaded guilty to three counts of unlawful assault occasioning bodily harm while armed, one count of unlawful assault, and one count of strangulation.

All were domestic violence offences.

Judge Gary Long sentenced the 47-year-old to four years’ jail.

He will be eligible for parole on July 14, 2024.

Originally published as Trent John Bevin pleads guilty at Gympie, Qld to assault, strangulation