A Hamilton man who pinned his former partner to a bed by his knees and assaulted a police officer while in custody has been sentenced to 79 days in jail.
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Jason Leigh Maltby, 39, of Stephenson Street, pleaded guilty in Warrnambool Magistrates Court to unlawful assault, assaulting an emergency service worker and making threats to kill.
He was sentenced to the 79 days he had already spent on remand in custody and placed on a 12-month community corrections order with conditions he be supervised, undergo treatment and rehabilitation and not be associated with the victim.
Maltby has served two jail terms for violence-related offences and has had 10 incidents recorded against his former partner, the court was told.
On June 19 Maltby and the victim were travelling home from a milk bar in Hamilton’s Kent Road when an argument broke out. Maltby pushed the victim off her bicycle before kicking the front wheel, causing damage.
Then on August 6 Maltby and the victim argued after Maltby believed he was being accused of stealing two laptops. Maltby pinned the victim to his bed and placed his knees on her throat before striking her twice to the right side of her face with his elbow. Police said the victim felt extremely frightened and believed that she was going to die.
Then on August 12 Maltby’s father overheard his son yelling at the victim from inside his house.
Maltby began throwing the victims’ belongings outside before pushing her over, causing her to land on the bags. The father rang 000 and stood between Maltby and the victim to avoid further confrontation. Police said the victim then ran away in fear. Maltby was transported to Hamilton police station, where during a police interview, he punched a table with a closed fist and began yelling answers at police.
Police attempted to arrest him but he resisted. He aggressively threw a t-shirt at one officer’s face, obscuring his vision.
Magistrate Steven Raleigh said if Maltby had not pleaded guilty he would have been sentenced to 120 days’ jail.
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