Woman spared conviction after threatening baseball bat attack
Lisa Marie House threatened another woman with a baseball bat. She received a conditional release order and avoided a conviction.
A 50-year-old woman from Wollongong avoided a conviction after threatening another woman with a baseball bat. Lisa Marie House sent several messages on August 2, 2026.
She said she wanted to attack the woman with a bat. This was over disputes about her adult children.
The victim lives in Albury. She is the children's longtime stepmother.
Judge Sally McLaughlin sentenced House to six months on a conditional release order. House must behave well during this time.
House had already pleaded guilty to intimidation, a domestic violence charge. The two had stayed in contact over the years about matters involving the children.
But House had called the victim insulting names in past messages.
- 50-year-old from Wollongong
- Offender age and location
- August 2, 2026
- Threat date
- Six months conditional release order
- Sentence length
- Albury
- Victim's location
Why it mattersConditional sentences are orders that avoid convictions. They set clear expectations for how a person should behave in the future.
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