A WOMAN who vandalised a four-wheel-drive because its driver cut her off at a roundabout has received the benefit of a conditional discharge after appearing before Bathurst Local Court.
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The court heard how the accused became so enraged after being cut off by the other driver that she followed the other car and began yelling at its driver before taking to the vehicle with her key, scratching the car’s paintwork.
Sharna Hanisi Aisake, 22, of Bouffler Close in Kelso appeared before magistrate Michael Allen in person and unrepresented charged with destroy or damage property.
Police facts tendered to the court last week told that on the afternoon of September 30 this year, the victim was driving a white Toyota Prado when she accidentally cut off Aisake in her car at the roundabout of Sydney Road and Littlebourne Street in Kelso.
Th victim’s actions enraged Aisake and she followed the the victim along the Sydney Road and into Masters car park.
Aisake continued to follow the victim’s car around the Master’s car park before the victim parked.
Aisake then parked her car nearby and got out.
She approached the victim whose 12-year-old son was inside the car with her at the time.
The court heard how Aisake and her partner began yelling at the victim, who refused to get of the car.
With the driver still refusing to get out her car, Aisake then held her car key in her right hand and scratched the driver’s door of the victim’s Prado with her key, before getting back in her car and driving off.
The victim, still in her vehicle, contacted police and they took a statement from her.
Officers then spoke to Aisake about the allegations.
The court heard Aisake underwent an interview with police and made full admissions to scratching the victim’s car, telling police she regretted her actions and acknowledged she could have handled the situation better.
References that Aisake tended to the court from people who know her spoke of an otherwise good person.
One referee told the court Aisake had become extremely upset and distressed about what had occurred.
“She let the situation escalate out of control and let her emotions get out of control,” the referee wrote.
Taking into consideration the facts and Aisake’s references Mr Allen dealt with the matter by way of a conditional discharge and 12-month good behaviour bond.