Road rage remorse spares jail for Vader
PAYING $1000 compensation and showing some “remorse” allowed the Insta-famous girlfriend of an ex-bikie to walk from court after pleading guilty to stomping on a woman in a road rage attack.
Allaina Vader, known for her infamous ex-Hells Angels boyfriend and a revealing Instagram account, pleaded guilty in the Southport Magistrates Court yesterday to six charges including common assault, drug possession and traffic offences.
But after video footage of the incident played in court showed Vader and the woman wrestling to the ground before Vader punched and stomped her victim, Vader’s lawyer claimed the victim gave “as good as she got”.
Magistrate Pamela Dowse described the vicious fight as “wrong” after viewing the CCTV footage of the brawl on a Robina traffic island.
“I don’t think that women should be doing this kind of thing,” Ms Dowse said.
“It’s unacceptable in the extreme. It’s wrong. It’s bad.
“Violence doesn’t solve anything.”
Ms Dowse said she would have sentenced Vader to serve actual jail time if she had not shown remorse.
Vader, 28, was sentenced to three months prison to be suspended for an operational period of 12 months. She was ordered to pay $1000 in compensation to the victim.
The CCTV footage showed Vader’s BMW swerve around a Honda CRV on the lefthand side, crossing into the bike lane on Robina Parkway about 5pm on May 16.
At the traffic lights, the woman driving the Honda got out of the car and approached Ms Vader’s BMW.
The footage showed Vader getting out of her car, the pair wrestling on the ground at the traffic island and Vader punching the woman in the face.
Vader then stood, stomping on the woman before returning to her car.
The court was told the woman was not injured.
Defence barrister Martin Longhurst, instructed by Ashkan Tai Lawyers, said the footage did not show that the woman was pulling Vader’s hair throughout the struggle.
“She was giving as good as she got,” Mr Longhurst said.
He said Vader had felt threatened by the way the woman approached and when she tried to get out of the car, the woman slammed the door back into her knee.
Mr Longhurst said the incident happened very fast and Vader regretted the decision to stomp on the woman.
The court was told a police raid on Vader’s Robina home found a small amount of cannabis and a glass pipe.
Mr Longhurst said Vader shouted at police during the raid because she was naked and wanted a female officer to attend.
Vader, wearing a navy blazer with white binding and skintight pants yesterday, did not speak when she left court.
A tattoo above her eyebrow was partially covered by makeup but a tattoo on her neck was untouched.
Vader is the girlfriend of former Hells Angels bikie Ben Geppert, who is currently in custody after being denied bail last month for allegedly trespassing at the Robina Town Centre.
Vader and Geppert have large numbers of followers on Instagram and have been embroiled in a public spat with Vader’s sister, Rikki Louise Sutton, and her boyfriend and former Bandidos bikie Brett Pechey.