Sex-starved elderly widower, 89, is sent to jail for 18-months after he BLASTED an escort with a shotgun after she 'rejected his love'
- Domenico Natale, 89, fired two shots at a sex worker when she cut him off
- Natale was sentenced to a minimum of 18 months in jail and will likely die in jail
- The angry Italian Lothario shot himself in the guts while on the phone to police
- Natale previously draped himself in red velvet at an earlier court appearance
- His son attacked media outside of the Supreme Court of Victoria
A sex starved widower who fell in love with an escort turned up at her brothel and tried to blast her with a doubled-barreled shotgun after she rejected his love.
Domenico Natale, 89, of Taylors Lakes, couldn't handle the 'disrespect' his young victim had displayed when he attacked the woman in broad daylight as she showed up for work on July 21, 2017.
He was sentenced in the Supreme Court of Victoria to serve a minimum jail sentence of 18 months today where trouble continued to follow.
Domenico Natale draped himself in red velvet during an earlier hearing
Domenico Natale's son attacked media outside the Supreme Court of Victoria
Respected television journalist Sharnelle Vella was verbally abused by the elderly maniac
Natale's son, whom he had been living with in Cobram while awaiting justice, launched himself at media outside court.
He had spent the entirety of the sentence casting death stares at court reporters before losing his cool.
Natale, who draped himself in red velvet and abused television journalist Sharnelle Vella following a court appearance in November, had earlier tried to convince a court he was mentally impaired, but conceded he was fit to plead.
The court heard Natale fired two shots at the the woman as she fled for her life outside the Colebrook St brothel about 9.50am.
He then turned the shotgun on himself, blasting himself in the stomach.
Natale was arrested after pulling his car over to the side of the road as he bled out from the wound.
He pleaded guilty to stalking, reckless conduct endangering life, use of an unregistered firearm and making a threat to kill.
The court heard the Calabrian-born Natale had began visiting his victim while his wife was dying of cancer.
Domenico natale's son lashes out at media outside the Supreme Court of Victoria
Domenico Natale is led to jail after being sentenced to four years in jail over a sickening attack on a sex worker
But the elderly man became infatuated with the sex worker at Brunswick's Romantics Brothel and bombarded her with texts and calls.
When she tried to cut him off, he refused to take the message and became hostile.
Natale was originally charged with attempted murder, but was dealt a lucky break when prosecutors accepted a guilty plea to the lesser charges.
The court heard he demanded sex from his victim, showing her cash and saying: 'You know what you’ve got to do.'
Supreme Court Justice Lesley Taylor said Natale felt ' disrespected' and and 'decided to take vengeance'.
'You shot at (her) because she was not with you anymore,' she said. 'Her decision to refuse your custom was a significant blow to your self esteem and made you feel indignant, rejected, and betrayed.'
CCTV footage captured from the Brunswick brothel showed Natale calmly walking from his car before taking aim at the woman.
The woman was seen ducking and running as the brick wall behind her exploded from the blast just above her head.
A second shot struck near the brothel’s entrance as the terrified woman fled for her life.
She escaped uninjured.
Natale rang the brothel after the attack telling an employee he had attacked the woman because “she doesn’t want me anymore”.
He threatened to kill himself before shooting himself in the stomach.
He was sentenced to four and a half years in jail.
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