Man pleads guilty to axe attack in Tasmania
Michael Robert King pleaded guilty to wounding after hitting a visitor twice with an axe at his home in March.
Michael Robert King, 60, appeared in the Supreme Court in Launceston on October 16 and pleaded guilty to wounding. The attack happened on March 16 at his Beauty Point home when a visitor was sitting with him on the porch.
King reached for a small axe, leant across the table and struck the man on the head. When the victim tried to take the axe away, King hit him again.
The man suffered two large lacerations on his forehead, each requiring five stitches, and needed medical attention. Police later found the axe in King's toolbox.
King has a long history of assault convictions dating to the 1980s. His defence argued the attack was not planned and was clearly not thought through.
Justice Robert Pearce ordered a home detention report before sentencing on December 9.
- Michael Robert King, 60
- Offender age
- March 16 at Beauty Point home, Tasmania
- Attack date and place
- Assault convictions dating to 1980s
- Prior convictions
Why it mattersThe case shows a serious violent assault with a weapon, though the offender has cooperated with police and faces potential jail time or detention.
AustraliaA Tasmanian man will be sentenced in December for a violent assault, contributing to local crime statistics.
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