A woman who let three intruders into her friend's house at Conder before they bashed him unconscious acted as a Trojan horse in the violent home invasion, a judge has said.
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Bobbie Lee West, 23, pleaded guilty to aiding an aggravated burglary but avoided jail time for her involvement in the incident on Boxing Day in 2014.
West had claimed she needed to buy drinks and cigarettes from the shops when she borrowed a friend's car, before picking up three men and driving them to the victim's property early in the morning.
She knocked on the front door and the man let her in before the pair shared some alcohol, court documents said.
There was another knock at the door and West opened it to the three men who assaulted the victim, striking him several times inside the house.
When the man came to his senses a short time later, he was some distance away from his house.
He made his way back home and a friend took him to hospital where he was treated for a broken nose, extensive bruising and swelling to his face, and numerous lacerations to his scalp.
West had contacted the car's owner, who had gone looking for the vehicle, and told her to meet her alone so she could give the car back.
The car's owner showed up to find West and the three men, one of whom appeared to have blood splattered on the front of his jumper.
Court documents said the woman was threatened with reprisal attacks against her and her children if she went to police.
Police charged West in April last year. The three men have not been identified.
In a judgment published on Thursday, ACT Supreme Court Justice Hilary Penfold said the burglary was low-range seriousness for offences of its type and noted West wasn't involved in the assault.
But she accepted the Crown's submission that home invasions affected a person's sense that were safe in their own homes.
"Ms West seems to have abused her friendship with the complainant in transporting the assailants to his home, and in acting as a Trojan horse in enabling them to enter his home."
She noted while West had shown some empathy for the victim, it was perhaps not on the terms or with the enthusiasm a pre-sentence report author would have liked.
That report's author said West had limited memory of the incident because she had been affected by cannabis, amphetamines and alcohol at the time.
Justice Penfold sentenced West to nine months' imprisonment, to be fully suspended upon her entering into an 18-month good behaviour order.
She also ordered West to complete 80 hours' community service work.
