A 63-year-old Pinjarra grandmother, with no prior criminal record, has lost her licence temporarily after ramming her son-in-law’s car into a fence out of frustration.
The woman pleaded guilty in the Mandurah Magistrates Court this morning, to criminal damage or destruction of property and reckless driving.
Prosecuting sergeant Mick Fallows told the court the woman rammed her son-in-law’s car off the road which resulted in his car being wedged in between a fence and his mother-in-law’s, until police attended the scene.
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The woman’s 14-year-old granddaughter and daughter of the victim, was in her car at the time.
The defence lawyer told the court the woman’s “temper got the better of her” when she was driving to her son-in-law’s house, to discuss recent issues he was having with her daughter.
The woman saw him driving away from his house and acted out of impulse, not intending to cause damage and accepted her behaviour was wrong, the defence lawyer said.
The victim’s right indicator was damaged in the incident.
Magistrate Anne Longden described the attack as a worrying set of circumstances, but accepted the grandmother had “acted in the heat of the moment”.
Ms Longden said it could have easily resulted in someone getting hurt, like the woman’s grandchild.
The woman’s licence was suspended for six months and she was fined $1000.
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Carla Hildebrandt
Journalist at the Mandurah Mail
Journalist at the Mandurah Mail
