Threats against father

Press, 1 February 1986, Page 4

Threats against father

A man, who admitted two charges of threatening to kill his father, told police that he hated him and would be glad if he was dead, said Sergeant L. W. Corbett in the District Court yesterday. Heino Jure, aged 28, a mechanic (Mr P. J. Egden), also admitted stealing $lBO from his father, threatening to kill a policeman ip the exection of his duty, and forging a medical prescription.

He was convicted by Judge Frampton and remanded in custody to February 14 for a probation report and sentence.

Sergeant Corbett said that on the afternoon of January 12 Jure was at his parents’ address. He had earlier been drinking heavily. After first punching his mother Jure had gone into the kitchen, cut his wrists with a breadknife, and had then threatened his father. When police arrived, a police dog was used in the belief that Jure, who was leaving the house, was still armed with the knife. The defendant ran back into the house and pulled a long skewer from a drawer. Jure used this to threaten his father again but instead turned on a constable, lunging at him several times. Finally, in despair, the constable batoned Jure who was then taken to hospital for 1 * treatment, said Sergeant Corbett. The defendant later went to his father’s office and stole $lBO. When he got home another argument ensued after his father confronted Jure over the theft. The father’s life was again threatened by Jure who was this time holding the father’s rifle. Eventually Jure took

out his frustration by smashing the weapon against a wall. Jure was found asleep when police arrived at the house again. Sergeant Corbett said the defendant had a history of alcohol and drug abuse. The drug offence arose after Jure altered the number of tablets prescribed by a doctor whom he had consulted about his depression, said Sergeant Corbett. RECEIVING Three months imprisonment, to be served concurrently with his existing term of two years and a half, was the sentence given to a man convicted of receiving three rifles and a shotgun, to a total value of $l4OO. Michael Edward Norman, aged 22 (Miss E H. B. Thompson) committed the offence on July 16, last year. Early that month a house in Linwood Avenue was burgled and the arms were among the stolen property, said Sergeant Corbett.

On July 20, last year, Norman was arrested on a charge of aggravated robbery in which one of the stolen weapons was used.

During a search of the defendant’s address the other firearms were located.

In explanation Norman told police be knew the firearms bad been stolen.

He. said he was looking after them for a friend whom he refused to identify for fear of his own safety, said Sergeant Corbett. ROBBERY CHARGE Barry Keri Gray was remanded to February 7 on a charge of robbing Michael John Fitton of a $6OO radio-cassette recorder on January 9. Gray, aged 18, a sickness beneficiary, was allowed bail of $l5OO. He was ordered to report daily to the police.