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Subscriber only A man who abused his victim via Snapchat, calling her a mutt among other names, appeared in the Gladstone Magistrates Court via video-link on Friday. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, 18, pleaded guilty to five counts of contravening a domestic violence order (aggravated offence) and contravening a direction or requirement of police. Police prosecutor Tania Griffiths said the worst of the defendant s crimes occurred on February 10, 2021 at 3pm. The defendant sent a text message which stated, F - you c -say all the s - you want to have kids and s - then as soon as that rat c in town its another story, the text read.
The incident involved both the defendant and the victim, whose six children were home at the time. Police arrived, detained the defendant and spoke to both parties regarding the incident. The victim stated she and the respondent were speaking earlier on the phone in relation to the her dropping off work clothes for the next day. During the conversation, the victim indicated she wasn t able drop his clothes off because they were in the wash. The defendant then called her a c - and a dog over the phone and the victim could hear he was drunk due to his slurred speech.