R v Suleiman [2018] NSWDC 542

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Suleiman [2018] NSWDC 542 Hearing dates: 05 September 2018 & 10 October 2018 Date of orders: 10 October 2018 Decision date: 10 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Impose a Community Correction Order for 3 years for each offence Make an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order for a period of 2 years Catchwords: CRIME — Domestic violence — Stalking or intimidation SENTENCING — Penalties — Good behaviour bond SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Reasons for sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Saadat Masoud Suleiman (Offender) Representation: Ms Smith (Crown) Ms Swift (counsel for the Offender)

Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) File Number(s): 2017/00143535 Publication restriction: Non-publication order for the name of the victim or of any information which may enable their identity to be ascertained

REVISED EX TEMPORE JudgEment 1. Saadat Masoud Suleiman pleaded guilty before me on 28 August 2018 to two offences, the first contrary to s 13(1) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007, alleging that he between 1 December 2016 and 30 December at Mortdale in the State of New South Wales did stalk SH with intention of causing the said SH to fear physical or mental harm. 2. I pause to interpolate here that there should be no publication of the name of the victim or any information that might enable her identity to be ascertained and henceforth I should refer to her by way of her initials. 3. Count 2 alleged that he on 30 December 2016 at Canterbury in the State of New South Wales did intimidate SH with the intention of causing the said SH to fear physical harm. This is contrary to the same provision in the same Act.