Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
HE was a former Sydney private schoolboy and a competitive horse rider who came from a wealthy and supportive family who gave him “everything”.
But after becoming severely addicted to ice he became a violent junkie who ended up murdering a hardworking farmer and left another man with severe brain damage during two violent home invasions in 2014.
Last month, the 26-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to a maximum of 38 years in jail but details of his crimes and past can now be revealed after a jury found his co-offender Ryan Evans, 28, guilty of the same crimes on Tuesday.
The former showjumper dropped out of school in Year 11 but went on to win a scholarship to study horse management before developing a crippling drug habit that saw him consuming 2g of ice, which cost $500, every day.
He was a qualified personal trainer but became a drug dealer to fund his addiction.
“Drugs took over my life,” he told the NSW Supreme Court during his sentencing hearing.
At one stage his father travelled with him interstate to take him to an exclusive rehabilitation clinic but the ice-addled addict checked himself out just two weeks after arriving.
“As a young adolescent he was definitely given the best start.”
He became estranged from his loving family for 18 months leading up to the murder but his mother stood by his side and gave evidence in court about how the drug had turned her once-loving son into an argumentative and irritable person that she no longer recognised.
“There was no longer love in his eyes, just indifference,” she said.
Just before the start of his murder trial last month, the tanned and well-built blond pleaded guilty to six charges against him, including the murder of pig farmer Keith Cini at Badgerys Creek, who was savagely beaten with a pick handle, and the vicious assault of Brett Delamont, who suffered a brain injury during a home invasion at his Medway home in the Southern Highlands.
The court heard the offender had known Mr Delamont, his wife Alana Bush and daughter Kirby — all of whom were tied up with duct tape in their beds during the brutal assault.
A former family friend who knew the murderer well told The Daily Telegraph his cruel actions had affected many families.
“As a young adolescent he was definitely given the best start and given all the opportunities to create a great life for himself,” the woman, who did not wish to be named, said.
“I believe that people can take drugs and it doesn’t bring out violent tendencies but with (this man) I think there may have been some underlying issues that were exacerbated by his use of ice.”
The court heard that just before the murder his face and arms were covered in scabs and he was effectively homeless and living out of one bag.
He told his psychologist he loved his parents and he had wanted to kill himself because he was so “disgusted” with what he had done.
“I hate myself for it. I’m ashamed of it. I can’t talk to mum and dad about it. I’m horrified. All because I was a crack head. I see myself as the biggest piece of s... in the world. I was an able follower. No excuses. I hit no one but I didn’t stop it,” he told his psychologist.
While Justice Robert Allan Hulme said he understood the offender was remorseful he also stressed he had taken part in two violent home invasions where, “victims were met with quite unnecessary, gratuitous and brutal violence”.
“Drug abuse has been the underlying feature of the offences. There is no suggestion of the offender being predisposed to involvement in violent conduct when not abusing drugs,” Justice Hulme said.
Source: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...e/news-story/7ecad96b4305fcb30984cd67e2b424b2
But after becoming severely addicted to ice he became a violent junkie who ended up murdering a hardworking farmer and left another man with severe brain damage during two violent home invasions in 2014.
Last month, the 26-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to a maximum of 38 years in jail but details of his crimes and past can now be revealed after a jury found his co-offender Ryan Evans, 28, guilty of the same crimes on Tuesday.
The former showjumper dropped out of school in Year 11 but went on to win a scholarship to study horse management before developing a crippling drug habit that saw him consuming 2g of ice, which cost $500, every day.
He was a qualified personal trainer but became a drug dealer to fund his addiction.
“Drugs took over my life,” he told the NSW Supreme Court during his sentencing hearing.
At one stage his father travelled with him interstate to take him to an exclusive rehabilitation clinic but the ice-addled addict checked himself out just two weeks after arriving.
“As a young adolescent he was definitely given the best start.”
He became estranged from his loving family for 18 months leading up to the murder but his mother stood by his side and gave evidence in court about how the drug had turned her once-loving son into an argumentative and irritable person that she no longer recognised.
“There was no longer love in his eyes, just indifference,” she said.
Just before the start of his murder trial last month, the tanned and well-built blond pleaded guilty to six charges against him, including the murder of pig farmer Keith Cini at Badgerys Creek, who was savagely beaten with a pick handle, and the vicious assault of Brett Delamont, who suffered a brain injury during a home invasion at his Medway home in the Southern Highlands.
The court heard the offender had known Mr Delamont, his wife Alana Bush and daughter Kirby — all of whom were tied up with duct tape in their beds during the brutal assault.
A former family friend who knew the murderer well told The Daily Telegraph his cruel actions had affected many families.
“As a young adolescent he was definitely given the best start and given all the opportunities to create a great life for himself,” the woman, who did not wish to be named, said.
“I believe that people can take drugs and it doesn’t bring out violent tendencies but with (this man) I think there may have been some underlying issues that were exacerbated by his use of ice.”
The court heard that just before the murder his face and arms were covered in scabs and he was effectively homeless and living out of one bag.
He told his psychologist he loved his parents and he had wanted to kill himself because he was so “disgusted” with what he had done.
“I hate myself for it. I’m ashamed of it. I can’t talk to mum and dad about it. I’m horrified. All because I was a crack head. I see myself as the biggest piece of s... in the world. I was an able follower. No excuses. I hit no one but I didn’t stop it,” he told his psychologist.
While Justice Robert Allan Hulme said he understood the offender was remorseful he also stressed he had taken part in two violent home invasions where, “victims were met with quite unnecessary, gratuitous and brutal violence”.
“Drug abuse has been the underlying feature of the offences. There is no suggestion of the offender being predisposed to involvement in violent conduct when not abusing drugs,” Justice Hulme said.
Source: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...e/news-story/7ecad96b4305fcb30984cd67e2b424b2
