A man accused of threatening to kill another man and his dog, and assaulting him with the handle of an axe, was refused bail in the ACT Magistrates Court on Saturday.
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Timothy James Green, 45, of Gowrie, faced 10 charges, including threatening to kill, threatening to commit grievous bodily harm, using a carriage service to harass and committing cruelty to animals.
Police documents tendered in court said Mr Green had assaulted a friend who lived in a detached garage at Mr Green's house with an axe handle, which Mr Green used to hit the victim's legs while the victim was lying in a swag about 2am last Sunday.
The documents alleged Mr Green hit the victim at least 12 times, causing bleeding through two layers of pants.
Mr Green is then alleged to have pulled a 50-centimetre long "Rambo replica style" knife, and threatened to stab the victim.
Police alleged Mr Green held the knife against the victim's face and said, "Before this is all through, this will be going through your guts without a doubt. I will be slicing your face off."
Mr Green is also alleged to have threatened to urinate on the victim, pour heated engine oil on him and stab him with a heated knife.
Later, Mr Green held up the victim's dog by its collar and threatened to cut its "f---ing head off" while the dog hung in the air and squirmed, police documents said.
Mr Green was alleged to have given the victim the option of being taken to hospital or being taken to a national park and being left to die.
About 7.30am, Mr Green drove the victim to hospital and told the victim: "That's a nasty little bike accident you had, didn't you, you better not f---ing go to the cops", court documents said.
Mr Green is also alleged to have sent the victim threatening text messages while the victim was in hospital, accusing him of owing money for drugs, and issuing further threats against the victim's dog.
Mr Green's defence told the court that Mr Green believed there had been a dispute with a family member, and Mr Green said there had been significant provocation from the victim in the lead up to the incident.
Magistrate Bernadette Boss described the alleged conduct as "quite terrifying" and said it was impossible to predict what Mr Green might do next, given his "serious preparedness" to inflict harm.
Dr Boss refused Mr Green's bail application and he will next appear in court in May.
Jasper Lindell
Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.
Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.
