Man loses precious photos after his phone is smashed in RSL toilet
Jesse Meehan, 21, fined after smashing a man's phone in a disabled toilet at Wangaratta RSL, destroying irreplaceable family photos.
A court heard today that Jesse Meehan, 21, smashed a man's phone at Wangaratta RSL after taking it into a disabled toilet while drunk. The victim lost irreplaceable photographs of his son's childhood.
Meehan asked for the phone from a poker machine and took it into the toilet, where it was smashed. Meehan was so drunk he could not remember his actions.
Magistrate Ian Watkins fined Meehan $300 restitution for the phone and ordered him to pay another $300 to the Wangaratta CFA. A 12-month good behaviour bond was also imposed.
Watkins said he was alarmed by Meehan's drinking to the point of not remembering his offence. Many young people receive long jail sentences for similar drunken acts they cannot recall, he warned.
- 21
- Offender age now
- $300
- Restitution ordered
- $300
- CFA donation ordered
- 12 months
- Behaviour bond period
Why it mattersThe case shows the real cost of drunk offending, not just money, but irreplaceable personal losses, and illustrates courts' concern about binge drinking among young people.
AustraliaA local court judgment showing the consequences of drunk behaviour in public venues may prompt people to think about their own alcohol use at pubs and clubs.
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