Bryn Wadsworth threatened a man who was walking across the rail bridge with his four-year-old son after he tried intervening in an argument between Wadsworth and his partner. Photo / Stuart Munro
Bryn Wadsworth threatened a man who was walking across the rail bridge with his four-year-old son after he tried intervening in an argument between Wadsworth and his partner. Photo / Stuart Munro
A Whanganui man threatened to physically harm someone after the sale of a car turned sour.
Bryn Wadsworth took a friend to the property of the victim in July and when he answered the door, they began demanding their money back.
After leaving the property, Wadsworth later returned with evenmore company, this time being joined by a patched gang member.
Together the three of them shouted from the fence line of the property, verbally threatening and abusing the victim.
Three months later in October, Wadsworth offended again.
He received a small metal chain from his partner and began waving it threateningly towards the victim, who backed away off the bridge.
Wadsworth appeared for sentencing before Judge Philip Crayton in Whanganui District Court on Tuesday.
He pleaded guilty to threatening to kill or do grievous bodily harm, possessing an offensive weapon and other miscellaneous threats and intimidation.
"I have a victim impact statement in relation to the sixth of October which identifies that the complainant has suffered emotional harm," Judge Crayton said.
"He expresses the fear of being intimidated when he was out with his son and the effect also on his son."
The judge sentenced Wadsworth to 80 hours' community work and 12 months' supervision.
"You know that if you're ever before the court again for matters like this, you'll be on for either a more stern sentence or possibly imprisonment," he said.
"People have the right to not be affected by threats and by your behaviour."
