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A ROCKHAMPTON prison inmate has appealed to have his sentence reduced.
Numaka Dowling has filed an appeal in the Rockhampton District Court with the Queensland Police Service.
The appeal relates to two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, for which he was charged on March 15, 2020.
Mr Dowling was sentenced in the Yeppoon Magistrates Court on October 29 by Magistrate Jason Schubert.
According to the appeal, for one charge he was given 15 months probation and $500 compensation and for the second charge he was ordered to three months imprisonment with a 15 month suspension and $1000 compensation.
Standard probation as per terms was ordered and convictions recorded.
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Subscriber only A REPEAT unlicensed driver drove to a secluded area and did burnouts to blow off steam after finding his dog dead. Jorden Tre Gabbert pleaded guilty on December 17 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to one count each of driving while not in proper control of a vehicle, driving while unlicensed and being a repeat unlicensed driver, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving an uninsured vehicle and dangerous littering. Police prosecutor Ignus Schoeman said police were tasked to Bowlin Rd on December 3 after reports a white Commodore with no number plates drove through roadworks at excessive speed and did not stay in the designated lane.
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A TRUCK driver who got into a fight with his colleague at a truck stop over load scheduling and fatigue issues has lost his job.
Graham Neil Parter, 60, pleaded guilty on December 17 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to one count of common assault.
Police prosecutor Ignus Schoeman said the victim was at the Caltex truck stop on Yaamba Rd on August 21 having breakfast when Parter arrived at 9.50am and approached him about load scheduling and fatigue issues.
He said Parter slapped his hands over both the victim’s ears and then there was a short scuffle.
Mr Schoeman said Parter pushed the victim, causing him to fall back onto a table, causing pain and hitting an ear.
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Subscriber only A REPEAT unlicensed driver drove to a secluded area and did burnouts to blow off steam after finding his dog dead. Jorden Tre Gabbert pleaded guilty on December 17 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to one count each of driving while not in proper control of a vehicle, driving while unlicensed and being a repeat unlicensed driver, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving an uninsured vehicle and dangerous littering. Police prosecutor Ignus Schoeman said police were tasked to Bowlin Rd on December 3 after reports a white Commodore with no number plates drove through roadworks at excessive speed and did not stay in the designated lane.