She said the 24-year-old told police the damage could have been caused with keys.
It came after Menkens caused $1295 in damage to his ex-girlfriend’s television.
Sergeant Johnstone said Menkens’ ex-girlfriend had been in Brisbane from January 18 to 24 and arrived home to “deep scratches across the screen”.
“She had been driven to Brisbane by … (Menkens) on the 18th of January and later ended up reconciling with a boyfriend,” she said.
“The defendant had been advised, he sent abusive text messages to her on the 19th and he stayed over in her unit that night and that’s when the damage occurred.