Fale Liva, of Commonwealth Street Bathurst, appeared in person and unrepresented before magistrate Michael Allen this week charged with malicious damage.

Police facts tendered to the court told how on Tuesday, December 27 last year, Liva consumed a number of alcoholic drinks and started to become aggressive.

A person who was at the house with him tried to take the bottle of alcohol away before leaving the room and going to bed.

A short time later the accused yelled at her to find his cigarettes, which she did and he then went outside before he started to bang on the window so hard it almost broke.

The woman left the house, going to a friend’s place 15 minutes away.

A short time later the woman got a phone call from a person at a neighbouring house who said they could hear the accused yelling and smashing things.

A second caller advised the woman Liva  could be seen throwing things at the house. Police were contacted.

As police approached the property they could see a chair in a broken window at the front of the house, and the accused at the back of the property pacing backward and forward while drinking from a bottle.

Police approached and told Liva he was under arrest for malicious damage.

He said: “I know I’m under arrest cause I smashed everything.”

Due to Liva’s level on intoxication he was placed in time out and when that time ceased he participated in an electronic interview where he stated “I trashed the place.”

Liva was placed on a Section 9 bond for 12 months.