Mechanic, 22, is jailed after TASERING his seven-year-old sister for 'snitching' on him to a school counsellor about his cruel method of 'disciplining'
- The 22-year-old will serve at least nine months in prison because of the attacks
- He tasered his sister twice - once after she told school counsellor about the first
- His lawyer argued in court the taserings were viewed as disciplinary action
- The judge did not agree and slammed him for not protecting his sister
A 22-year-old mechanic who tasered his seven-year-old sister after she reported him to the school counsellor for shocking her will spend at least nine months in jail.
The man, who cannot be legally identified, was sentenced on Tuesday at Liverpool Local Court for shocking her with the electrical weapon twice this year.
The girl, who has since turned eight, told her school counsellor on February 26 that her brother would smack her with a belt or shock her with a taser he if she was naughty, according to the Sunday Telegraph.
A 22-year-old mechanic (left) who tasered his seven-year-old sister after she reported him to the school counsellor for previously shocking her has been sentenced to at least nine months behind bars
The first incident was during the 2018-2019 Christmas holidays after she had been 'badly behaving' at the supermarket.
The second incident happened after he found out she had outed his cruel form of punishment to the school counsellor.
The court heard he grabbed her by the ear, asked her why she was 'snitching' on him and then tasered her leg.
The brother's lawyer, Maurice Navarette, said the taser attacks were viewed as a form of discipline rather than punishment.
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'He found the taser in the park, thought it was a phone, found it funny, took it home and that is where he kept it,' Mr Navarette told the court, according to the publication.
'[He acknowledges] he shouldn't have used it on his sister.'
Mr Navarette also argued that his client had already served four months in prison since his arrest, had no history of violence and had witnessed domestic violence as a child himself.
The girl, who has since turned eight, told her school counsellor on February 26 that her brother would smack her with a belt or taser he if she was naughty, according to the Sunday Telegraph (stock)
Magistrate David Degnan rejected the claims that the acts were disciplinary action and called the tasering of a child 'gratuitous violence'.
He said during sentencing he was not able to figure out why victims of domestic violence become offenders themselves and that as the girl's brother he should have provided her protection.
The man please guilty to possession of a prohibited weapon and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
He was sentenced to 16 months in jail with a non-parole period of nine months.
The girl's mother is also facing charges in relation to the taser attacks and has pleaded not guilty.
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