Ice addict who savagely punched the mother of his four-month-old child in face and abused her told police it was a 'standard night'
- An ice addict brutally punched the mother of his four-month-old child in the face
- Harley Raymond Philp, 24, attacked his partner in The Gold Coast last May
- He left bruises on her face, neck and chest but told police it was a 'regular night'
- Philp was sentenced to two years in jail in Southport District Court and
An ice addict who savagely bashed and abused the mother of his four-month-old child told police afterwards it was a 'standard night'.
Harley Raymond Philp, 24, punched his partner in the face in May 2019, squeezed the woman's neck and twisted her chest, Southport District Court heard on Tuesday.
The Gold Coast man pleaded guilty to multiple charges including assault occasioning bodily harm and wilful damage, Gold Coast Bulletin reported.
Harley Raymond Philp, 24, was sentenced to two years in jail at Southport District Court on the Gold Coast after he brutally abused his partner last May (stock image)
The court heard Philp was using a gram of methamphetamine daily around the time of the attack.
Crown prosecutor Natalie Lima said the beating left Philp's partner with bleeding cheek piercings and bruises to her face, neck and breast.
'She speaks of how exhausted she was on the night of the offending and describes a feeling of helplessness, weakness and shame when she looked in the mirror at the injuries,' Ms Lima said.
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The court heard the couple had been in an on-and-off relationship for years and had a baby together last January.
Philp and his partner were arguing in their bedroom last May when he called the woman a 'slut' and 'whore' and a fight broke out.
The court was told Philp punched her in the face, put his arms around her neck and squeezed, twisted and punched her in the chest.
She repeatedly asked him to stop and felt like she was going to be killed, the court heard.
When police questioned Philp he told them it was a 'standard night' and that they 'had a bit of a verbal argument'.
Philp was taken into custody on May 21 and has written to the woman three times since then.
Judge Catherine Muir sentenced Philp to two years in jail with immediate release on parole.
She said: 'The complainant has been devastated and severely affected by your actions.'
Defence barrister Kylie Hillard told the court Philp began to have drug problems when he was 13-years-old and took pain killers after suffering from a ruptured spleen.
Ms Hillard said Philp had a plan to complete the remaining six months of his mechanic apprenticeship and deal with his drug and anger management issues when released.
