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Non-national who repeatedly breached safety order with Facebook videos has jail sentence overturned

Summary

A non‑national defendant, whose name is withheld for legal reasons, had an 11‑month jail sentence for breaching a safety order replaced with a fully suspended term on appeal. The defendant had previously posted an animated Facebook video featuring his ex‑wife's distorted voice and a second video showing cropped images of her family and current partner. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of breaching a safety order under section 33(1) of the Domestic Violence Act 2018. The District Court convicted him of ten months and eleven months in custody, to run concurrently, and he appealed the severity of the sentence. The District Court Appeals Court, after hearing the defendant's counsel, decided to fully suspend the ten‑ and eleven‑month terms for a maximum period of 24 months, ordering the defendant to be supervised by probation services and to comply with all related orders.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Non-national who repeatedly breached safety order with Facebook videos has jail sentence overturned. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Convicted

When:

• April 2 Hearing Or Sentence
• April 3 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 2024 Incident
• 2025-11-08 Publication

Why: She said: "I feel helpless and extremely scared because of him, I don't know what to expect going forward". CNI source report

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Stage Appeal Violent Crime

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