Couple scared after man said ‘they were dead’ Woman admits assaulting officer while in ‘bad space’

‘‘I’m very grateful for the way police handled the situation.’’

Defence counsel Grant Fletcher

A man who contravened a protection order against a woman beat up her partner who had to be taken to hospital for treatment the Timaru District Court has been told.

Brendon Arthur Crump, 36, pleaded guilty to contravening a protection order, common assault, possession of an offensive weapon and threatening to kill when he appeared before Judge Dominic Dravitzki yesterday.

The summary of facts said the defendant arrived at the complainant’s house uninvited on April 27.

‘‘The defendant entered the complainants’ house and immediately approached [a complainant] yelling and cursing at him.’’

Crump threw several punches, hitting one of the complainants, who raised his arms to protect himself.

‘‘The altercation continued onto the floor where the defendant pressed his fingers into [the complainant’s] eyes.’’

The complainant was also hit over the back of the head by another person.

‘‘At this point the second complainant . . . removed . . . the defendant from the house and locked the door.’’

Crump then walked to his vehicle, retrieving a large metal d-shackle and walked back onto the property.

Shortly afterwards Crump gained access into the home a second time holding the d-shackle.

He approached the male complainant a second time aggressively, holding the d-shackle, but was stopped by the female complainant in the kitchen area.

‘‘The defendant asked the male complainant to come outside with him, while continuing to shout abuse and push into the female complainant,’’ the summary says.

‘‘He yelled at the complainants that he would kill them, and they were dead, causing them to both feel scared and intimidated.’’

The female complainant called the police and Crump took her phone and smashed it.

Crump pushed over a pot plant before going back to his vehicle. The defendant drove onto the kerb crashing into the complainant’s wheelie bins, damaging them.

After the incident, the male complainant received medical treatment from Timaru Hospital.

Crump will appear in court on January 21 for sentencing.

A Timaru woman who spat at and kicked out at police had consumed an ‘‘enormous’’ amount of alcohol leading up to the incident, the Timaru District Court heard yesterday.

Larissa Pyke, 32, appeared before Judge Dominic Dravitzki. She pleaded guilty to intentional damage, resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.

According to the police summary, Pyke hurled a rock at a window of an associate’s house, shattering it, on October 15.

Police arrived at Pyke’s house and attempted to arrest her and escort her to a police car.

She then began to kick out at one of the officers, and spat at another. Once she was taken to the vehicle, she lashed out again.

Pyke’s defence counsel Grant Fletcher said she was in a particularly bad space at the time of the offending.

‘‘She had been consuming an enormous amount, even for her, in the lead-up to the event,’’ Fletcher said.

‘‘I’m very grateful for the way police handled the situation. I received a call shortly after her arrest, and it caused me to have a great deal of concern.

‘‘She’s stabilised a great deal,’’ Fletcher said.

Judge Dravitzki asked for a presentence report and the opportunity for the restorative justice process to begin.

Pyke was remanded on bail sentencing on December 3. for