North Albury man had 4 'massive' hits of 'ice' before attacking partner

Colin John McGee had been in a relationship with the woman, who supported him in Albury Local Court, for about a month.

Prosecutor Sergeant Nicole Peacock said this provided a stark illustration of the seriousness of McGee's offending.

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McGee, of North Albury, breached an apprehended violence order on going to the victim's North Albury home on the evening of September 20.

She wanted him gone but he begged to stay, asking: "Why don't you love me?"

When she walked to her bedroom to call the police, McGee "launched himself" across her bed to grab her phone from her hand.

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He punched her, then bit her on the wrist. She was able to get him out the door only after one of her dogs bit him several times.

Sergeant Peacock submitted to magistrate Richard Funston that full-time custody, not an intensive corrections order as suggested by defence lawyer Prasad Pahalawela, was required.

She noted how McGee "would have been drug-free" after a recent six-month jail spell and yet he got out, used "ice" and attacked the victim. Also, he had blamed everything on police and the victim.

"He put it (in a sentence assessment report) that his offending was self-defence because the victim was bigger than him."

The 20-year-old was handed a 14-month jail term, with a non-parole period of seven months and a release date of April 19.

Mr Pahalawela said McGee suffered from a range of mental health issues, including paranoia, and had a history of self-harm, but Mr Funston replied: "Four massive shots of 'ice' just before the offence; that's not going to help his mental health."

McGee previously pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, destroy or damage property, contravention of an apprehended violence order and, in relation to a COVID-19 lockdown breach, give false information that puts a person in danger.

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