Gavin Michael Higgs, 33, receives a 12-month community order in the Rockingham Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct for threatening to kill WA Premier Mark McGowan.
A man who drunkenly threatened to kill the West Australian Premier Mark McGowan while his wife and children hid inside their family home has avoided spending any more time behind bars.
He was arrested a short time later and, in an interview with police, apologised for what he had done.The duty lawyer who represented Higgs today said he had made no attempt to enter the McGowan property and walked off down the road of his volition. The court was told while Higgs had been released on bail, he had been taken back into custody a couple of days ago because he had breached his curfew to visit his terminally ill father, who had since died.
She also took into account the length of time Higgs had spent in custody in deciding that a 12-month, community-based order was appropriate.
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