A man has faced court in Gladstone after he persisted with delivering hand-written letters to a woman’s home and he also turned up at her workplace when prohibited from doing so.
The 59-year-old, who by law cannot be named, pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court on May 16 to contravening a police protection notice.
The court heard the man’s offending happened between March 29 and May 3 at Gladstone.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Tanya Griffiths said the man was issued with a police protection notice on March 29.
Sgt Griffiths said the notice had two conditions requiring the man to be of good behaviour towards the aggrieved and not commit domestic violence, and he was also prohibited from contacting her.
The court heard that on May 2 about 3.40pm, the aggrieved woman called Triple-0 to report the man walking past her workplace and waving to her.
“The aggrieved had made a previous statement to police on the 5th of April regarding the defendant delivering hand-written letters to her home address,” Sgt Griffiths said.
“These letters were addressed to the aggrieved from the defendant.
“When the aggrieved arrived at her home address later that afternoon (May 2) from work, she found the defendant had delivered another letter into her letterbox addressed to her – the letter contained information about the defendant’s employment details and where he is currently living.”
Sgt Griffiths said when police spoke to the man, he denied the events and said he had done nothing wrong.
The court heard the man had no Queensland criminal history.
Sgt Griffiths submitted the man’s contact towards the aggrieved was “quite persistent” and she said a fine was within range.
Solicitor Jun Pepito said the man intended to move interstate to be closer to family.
Acting Magistrate Mary Buchanan fined the man $500 and no conviction was recorded.