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A Linton man has been sentenced for attacking a person with a crow bar whereas he was pulled over on the aspect of the street after which stealing his automotive. Tristian Scutcheon, 23, and his father Geoffrey Paul Scutcheon had been staying with a good friend in Ouyen, south of Mildura, and on November 1, 2020 they each drove to Mildura in separate automobiles to satisfy a relative. The courtroom heard Geoffrey Scutcheon had developed a ‘grievance’ with the good friend within the interval main as much as the journey. The good friend pulled over on the aspect of the street in Mildura to debate instructions for the subsequent a part of the journey and the ‘brutal’ and ‘cowardly’ offending adopted. The courtroom heard Tristian Scutcheon approached the driving force’s aspect of the person’s automotive armed with a crow bar and struck him a number of instances, whereas his father was on the passenger aspect stopping the sufferer from escaping. The courtroom heard the sufferer was in the end allowed to depart and Tristian Scutcheon drove away within the stolen automotive, leaving the sufferer bleeding from the pinnacle on the aspect of the street. The sufferer wanted eight staples to his head. “You are to be sentenced for forming an arrangement with your father to assault the victim and steal his car,” Judge Michael Bourke stated within the County Court in Mildura on Tuesday. “It must be found there was some pre-planning… you took a weapon to the car.” Tristian Scutcheon was later arrested on the Sunraysia Highway in Donald after he crashed right into a phone pole. Police had tried to intercept him earlier in Birchip however he sped off. Tristian Scutcheon has been in custody since his arrest on November 2020. He served an 11 month jail sentence for prior offending together with a cost of conduct endangering life throughout that point. Geoffrey Scutcheon was sentenced to a three-year neighborhood corrections order for his position within the assault, which Judge Bourke stated was significantly totally different and he additionally had an absence of prior felony historical past. Judge Bourke stated Tristian Scutcheon’s life has been tormented by drug abuse, with hashish use starting at age 12 and methamphetamine at 15. “By the time of this offending you had developed a daily habit of three to seven grams (of methamphetamine),” he stated. The courtroom heard he has prior convictions for driving, dishonesty, violence and drug-related offending. “It seems evident that the major factor in causing dysfunction and hardship to your life has been drug abuse,” Judge Bourke stated. “Armed robbery is a serious violent offence. During the course of it you intentionally caused significant injury with a dangerous weapon and attacked him while he was unable to escape his car. “It was brutal and fairly cowardly offending.” Judge Bourke said he considered many sentencing factors, including Tristian Scutcheon’s young age which meant a sentence should support rehabilitation and recovery from drug dependence. He was sentenced to a two-year and 10-month jail term with a minimum term of 16-months. He has already served 208 days of pre-sentence detention. If you are seeing this message you are a loyal digital subscriber to The Courier, as we made this story available only to subscribers. Thank you very much for your support and allowing us to continue telling Ballarat’s story. We appreciate your support of journalism in our great city.
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A Linton man has been sentenced for attacking a man with a crow bar while he was pulled over on the side of the road and then stealing his car.
Tristian Scutcheon, 23.
Tristian Scutcheon, 23, and his father Geoffrey Paul Scutcheon had been staying with a friend in Ouyen, south of Mildura, and on November 1, 2020 they both drove to Mildura in separate cars to meet a relative.
The court heard Geoffrey Scutcheon had developed a ‘grievance’ with the friend in the period leading up to the trip.
The friend pulled over on the side of the road in Mildura to discuss directions for the next part of the trip and the ‘brutal’ and ‘cowardly’ offending followed.
The court heard Tristian Scutcheon approached the driver’s side of the man’s car armed with a crow bar and struck him multiple times, while his father was on the passenger side preventing the victim from escaping.
The court heard the victim was ultimately allowed to leave and Tristian Scutcheon drove away in the stolen car, leaving the victim bleeding from the head on the side of the road.
The victim needed eight staples to his head.
“You are to be sentenced for forming an arrangement with your father to assault the victim and steal his car,” Judge Michael Bourke stated within the County Court in Mildura on Tuesday.
“It must be found there was some pre-planning… you took a weapon to the car.”
Tristian Scutcheon was later arrested on the Sunraysia Highway in Donald after he crashed into a telephone pole.
It was brutal and quite cowardly offending.
Judge Michael Bourke
Police had attempted to intercept him earlier in Birchip but he sped off.
Tristian Scutcheon has been in custody since his arrest on November 2020.
He served an 11 month jail sentence for prior offending including a charge of conduct endangering life during that time.
Geoffrey Scutcheon was sentenced to a three-year community corrections order for his role in the attack, which Judge Bourke said was considerably different and he also had a lack of prior criminal history.
Judge Bourke said Tristian Scutcheon’s life has been plagued by drug abuse, with cannabis use beginning at age 12 and methamphetamine at 15.
“By the time of this offending you had developed a daily habit of three to seven grams (of methamphetamine),” he stated.
The court heard he has prior convictions for driving, dishonesty, violence and drug-related offending.
“It seems evident that the major factor in causing dysfunction and hardship to your life has been drug abuse,” Judge Bourke stated.
“Armed theft is a severe violent offence. During the course of it you deliberately brought on vital damage with a harmful weapon and attacked him whereas he was unable to flee his automotive.
“It was brutal and quite cowardly offending.”
Judge Bourke stated he thought of many sentencing elements, together with Tristian Scutcheon’s younger age which meant a sentence ought to assist rehabilitation and restoration from drug dependence.
He was sentenced to a two-year and 10-month jail time period with a minimal time period of 16-months.
He has already served 208 days of pre-sentence detention.
If you’re seeing this message you’re a loyal digital subscriber to The Courier, as we made this story out there solely to subscribers. Thank you very a lot in your assist and permitting us to proceed telling Ballarat’s story. We admire your assist of journalism in our nice metropolis.