My family brought a rural property 7 years ago. The farm next to us have a son that is unstable. He began harassing us all after we complained to the council about the state of the road. The abuse and intimidation included endangering our lives on the road, blocking access to our property and verbal abuse.
We obtained a restraining order against him, but only for myself and my mother. My father who is 64, in a moment of madness, confronted this individual who is 24 and huge, and a fight occurred. My father, after having his head split open, stabbed this individual in the arm and back with a very small folding knife. My dad was arrested and charged and pleaded guilty. The judge was very angry on our behalf and ruled very favourably in our favour.
My father received a one year good behaviour bond with no conviction with a statement of a man can only put up with so much. On the day of the court case, the individual did not turn up but had a solicitor submit a criminal compensation claim. The Judge stated they were milking the situation as he claimed he lost 80 grand in income due to a severed tendon but provided no proof of the injury nor proof of loss of income.
We know for a fact he was back at work after a week as we saw him on his tractor and we also know through the police that his injuries were minor. The court case ended with the Judge saying it would stick in his throat to give him any money and recommended to his solicitor that they drop it and apply for compensation from victims of crime. We have not heard anything else about it.
The court date was mid-November. We received a call from our local police officer who told us that this individual had requested the police documents through the freedom of information or FOI act. He also stated that back in November, after the court case, he called extremely angry about the result and claimed that he was going to sue.
We also received restraining orders for my father from this individual, his mother and two other female adolescents we don't even know. The information on the order stated that my dad ran him off the road then stabbed him which is not accurate. Also that he has been abusing and videoing these other young women, which is also untrue. We plan to contest this on the 19th.
So my question is, why would they want the police records? Would it be to apply for victims of crime? Or is it to sue us in Civil Court?
My parents don't have a lot of money. Both haven't worked in 7 years due to their age and lack of jobs in rural areas. Both work as volunteers and receive Newstart payments. They, however, own their home. Can they touch that?
What can we do to protect ourselves? It would be very difficult to afford legal assistance. It was already incredibly difficult obtaining a lawyer for the criminal case my father pled guilty to avoid a lengthy and expensive ordeal.
My parents are so worried.
I would appreciate any information you could provide me.
We obtained a restraining order against him, but only for myself and my mother. My father who is 64, in a moment of madness, confronted this individual who is 24 and huge, and a fight occurred. My father, after having his head split open, stabbed this individual in the arm and back with a very small folding knife. My dad was arrested and charged and pleaded guilty. The judge was very angry on our behalf and ruled very favourably in our favour.
My father received a one year good behaviour bond with no conviction with a statement of a man can only put up with so much. On the day of the court case, the individual did not turn up but had a solicitor submit a criminal compensation claim. The Judge stated they were milking the situation as he claimed he lost 80 grand in income due to a severed tendon but provided no proof of the injury nor proof of loss of income.
We know for a fact he was back at work after a week as we saw him on his tractor and we also know through the police that his injuries were minor. The court case ended with the Judge saying it would stick in his throat to give him any money and recommended to his solicitor that they drop it and apply for compensation from victims of crime. We have not heard anything else about it.
The court date was mid-November. We received a call from our local police officer who told us that this individual had requested the police documents through the freedom of information or FOI act. He also stated that back in November, after the court case, he called extremely angry about the result and claimed that he was going to sue.
We also received restraining orders for my father from this individual, his mother and two other female adolescents we don't even know. The information on the order stated that my dad ran him off the road then stabbed him which is not accurate. Also that he has been abusing and videoing these other young women, which is also untrue. We plan to contest this on the 19th.
So my question is, why would they want the police records? Would it be to apply for victims of crime? Or is it to sue us in Civil Court?
My parents don't have a lot of money. Both haven't worked in 7 years due to their age and lack of jobs in rural areas. Both work as volunteers and receive Newstart payments. They, however, own their home. Can they touch that?
What can we do to protect ourselves? It would be very difficult to afford legal assistance. It was already incredibly difficult obtaining a lawyer for the criminal case my father pled guilty to avoid a lengthy and expensive ordeal.
My parents are so worried.
I would appreciate any information you could provide me.