A WOMAN who bashed her partner when he brought a mate home for a few drinks and a man who punched his partner in the face when they quarreled over money have been placed on good behaviour bonds.
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Family violence cases continue to flow through Wagga Local Court despite publicity campaigns aimed at reducing one of the most prolific and damaging offences in the community.
Police withdrew a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm against a 32-year-old Tolland woman after she pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of common assault.
The court heard that after demanding her partner leave their house she hit him over the back of the head as he leaned into the refrigerator to get some beers.
“The next thing the victim remembers is waking up a few moments later after having some water thrown over his face and the accused standing over him,” the police facts said.
Over the next few minutes, the woman punched the man and grabbed him by the throat.
The woman’s solicitor, Jim Allen, told the court his client suffered from chronic pain that affected her temper.
“She is doing what she can to ensure this does not happen again,” Mr Allen said.
In placing the woman on a 12-month good behaviour bond, magistrate Erin Kennedy said it was a serious example of common assault.
A 52-year-old Coolamon man was fined $1000 and placed on a two-year good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Police facts tendered to the court said his victim was sitting on a couch in a friend’s loungeroom when she was attacked.
“The accused struck the victim with a closed fist to the head, causing bruising and swelling under the victim’s left eye and redness and swelling to the victim’s forehead,” the facts said.
The man’s solicitor, Max Staples, said his client had two acquired brain injuries and substance abuse habit that affected his behaviour.
Ms Kennedy told the man that but for the information about the brain injuries he could well have gone to prison for the assault.
The man was also fined $600 and disqualified from driving for 12 months after pleading guilty to two counts of driving with an illicit drug in his bloodstream.
- If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you can ring the Domestic Violence Line for help around the clock on 1800 656 463.