Crim pleads with judge

A MAN who went on a crime spree to feed his liquor and tobacco addiction has personally addressed a judge to plead his case.

Farron Albert John Dallachy, 33, broke into “many homes” and stole property over a period of 11 weeks while he was on parole.

The Townsville

Court heard that

District Dallachy broke into a Gulliver home on April 17 last year and stole a wallet, money and a NAB bank card at 7.30pm.

By 8.11pm, Dallachy purchased a 24 carton of Bundaberg Rum and cigarettes.

The court heard later that evening Dallachy used the stolen bank card to catch a cab to South Townsville where he broke into another home and stole a bank card.

Dallachy used the stolen bank card to buy cigarettes at the Railway Estate Caltex service station.

Crown prosecutor Molly Mahlouzarides told the court the total amount of fraudulent transactions over the 11-week period equalled $416.03.

Ms Mahlouzarides said Dallachy had a 14-page criminal history and accepted his latest offending was to “support his substance abuse”.

Dallachy was arrested on

April 30 and pleaded guilty to 18 offences including three counts of enter dwelling and commit indictable offence and 10 counts of fraud.

Defence barrister Michael Hibble said his client’s “idea of a crime wave” was due to a lack of “impulse control”.

“He is either a criminal mastermind or someone who has a significant social disadvantage and has low intelligence for self control,” he said.

As Judge Coker deliberated his sentence, Dallachy asked, “excuse me, your honour, can I say something” and Judge Coker replied, “yes, sir”.

Dallachy explained he was ready to clean up his act.

“When I was 12 years old my father was an alcoholic and I seen my father getting into my mother and bashing my mother and it traumatised me watching my mum get physically abused,” he said.

“My father has turned his life around and he has employment for me when I get out … and my grandmother has written a letter to the court saying that I am very remorseful.”

Judge Coker acknowledged his plea and told him his offending was “serious”.

Dallachy was sentenced to two years’ jail with a parole eligibility date set at February 1 next year.

Convictions were recorded.