Man punches wife in face, calls her N-word in front of children
Despite pleading guilty in the Warwick court, the man will be able to keep his Blue Card and job at a local school.
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Despite pleading guilty in the Warwick court, the man will be able to keep his Blue Card and job at a local school.
Premium Content Subscriber only A man has avoided losing his Blue Card and job at a local school after punching his wife in the face and calling her a racial slur in front of their distraught children. The Warwick Magistrates Court heard the Southern Downs man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, woke the woman up at 4am to abuse her. Police prosecutor Ken Wiggan said he called the woman a "n-----" before punching her in the mouth, leaving her with a swollen nose and lips and cuts to her mouth. The court was told the children were pleading with their father to stop.
Bad blood between two groups of people led to the dangerous altercation in a Warwick street.
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