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Offender Databases Brendon Addie

Brendon John Addie

Alias

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Offences

Aggravated wounding and assault on his ex-partner and another woman with a hammer in Christchurch in early 2007
Committed the second attack after being bailed for the first

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1984

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 7 years in June 2007 with a 3 and a half year non-parole period
Eligible for parole from December 2010
Statutory Release Date June 2014

Background
From a Stuff article 20/06/2007
A man who carried out a prolonged hammer attack on his former partner and a woman friend was jailed for seven years today. Imposing a minimum non-parole period of three-and-a-half years Judge David Saunders told Brendon John Addie the pre-sentence report indicated he was oblivious to the effects of the attack on his two victims. He pleaded guilty to a charge of wounding a woman with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and two charges of assaulting his former partner. He was on bail for the first assault, when the hammer incident occurred. The names of the victims were suppressed. Christchurch District Court was told Addie, 23, began taking methamphetamine at the age of 17.

Defence counsel Gilbert Hay said that drug use had abated but Addie had an issue with alcohol and had been drinking bourbon on the night of the offending. Mr Hay said: "The probation report reflects the use of alcohol and the effects of his drug use over time. He felt it was the end of the road for him. Nobody loved him, nobody wanted him, and he attempted to take his own life." Judge Saunders said the two women had been out together and when they came home, Addie argued over their lateness and relationship issues. One of the women called the police and Addie took off. He returned at 3am, smashed a window to get in, and then attacked the second woman with the hammer, striking her six times, including blows to the back of the head. He struck his partner as she tried to stop the attack. The woman managed to escape when Addie's partner diverted his attention with a young child who had been woken by the commotion.

The woman was hospitalised by the hammer attack. "She's clearly been affected by this violent and traumatic incident. Her confidence has been ruined." He said Addie's attack was premeditated - he returned to the house with the hammer - and involved forced entry, the use of the hammer, and an attack to the head. "The violence was prolonged and could well have resulted in permanent brain or head injuries to this woman." Crown prosecutor Ruth Thomas said Addie had shown no remorse or regret and was on bail for an assault on his former partner at the time of the incident. He had previous convictions. Judge Saunders said he hoped Addie would undertake violence prevention and drug treatment programmes during the sentence. He convicted and discharged him for doing only half of a community work sentence imposed last year, and said he would later consider an application to remit unpaid fines totalling $10,187.

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