Mother knocked out by son following drunken argument in Coolgardie home

A mother was knocked out by her son following a drunken argument in their Coolgardie home which turned violent when he slapped her head. The 23-year-old man appeared in Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. Police prosecutor Sen. Const. Matthew Fullgrabe told the court the man arrived home angry on the evening of September 19, yelling and hitting walls before he left the home and came back a short time later. An argument with his 47-year-old mother moved though the house to the laundry, where Sen. Const. Fullgrabe said he struck the woman in the back of her head. The woman fell to the ground, losing consciousness for five to 10 minutes before waking up feeling “wobbly”. Magistrate Paul Lyons told the court while any violence was “unacceptable”, family violence was “particularly worthy of condemnation”. Mr Lyons told the man his actions were “really serious” and could have resulted in serious injury and “even death”. He noted a pre-sentence report revealed the man had “cognitive” and “serious mental health” concerns. The man’s lawyer Liam Takeda told the court his client felt “remorse” and made “no excuse”. Mr Takeda said the man and his mother were both under the influence of alcohol on the night of the incident, but his client had not touched alcohol since. He said alcohol and violence were commonplace in his client’s home growing up, noting there was no history of violence on his adult record. Mr Lyons took into account the man’s early guilty plea and sentenced him to an intensive supervision order with the requirement of community corrections supervision and programs. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732)