Christian who spooked supermarket shoppers by 'aggressively' reading the Bible aloud at Aldi before bashing a stranger on the street walks FREE from court - despite being found guilty
- Christopher Lee Burns was seen reading the Bible loudly and aggressively at Aldi
- Later that day, police were called again to find Burns punching another man
- Burns was arrested and served 34 days in jail before pleading guilty on Friday
- He was sentenced to four months in prison to be released on immediate parole
A man has walked free from court after police found him reading the Bible 'loudly and aggressively' in an Aldi supermarket before bashing another person later that day.
Christopher Lee Burns was seen by officers reading aloud at the store in Maryborough, about 260km north of Brisbane, at midday on February 22.
Police were called again to another street a couple of hours later to see Burns standing over a man and repeatedly punching him.
Burns pleaded guilty to eight offences at the Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Friday including public nuisance and wilful damage and was released on immediate parole.
Police were called to an Aldi in Maryborough, Queensland (pictured) after Christopher Lee Burns was seen reading a Bible in an aggressive and loud manner
Burns was making comments towards other people at the supermarket which made them feel uncomfortable, the court heard, News Mail reported.
Burns had also committed two other public nuisance offences, police prosecutor Police Senior Constable Macushla Pattinson said.
The man who had been beaten by Burns told officers they had been in a fight.
He was found lying in the foetal position, covered in blood while Burns continued to punch him.
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When appearing at court on videolink, Burns who had served 34 days in custody said he was happy to stay in jail amid the coronavirus panic.
Burns was sentenced to four months prison with immediate release on parole.
Magistrate Andrew Moloney considered the amount of time already served and said Burn's history showed he could comply with parole.
The time he spent in custody was declared as time served and a conviction was recorded.
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