- Man walks free from jail after serving just over a year for torturing his ex-partner
- Maroochydore man Brett Ian Turner, 34, poured fuel on the woman last January
- The father-of-two then grabbed a lighter and repeatedly struck it near her face
- With 440 days already served in custody, Turner was released on Monday
A man has walked free from jail after serving just over a year for torturing his former partner by pouring fuel on her and threatening to light her on fire.
Maroochydore man Brett Ian Turner, 34, also lifted a table and threatened to throw it at the woman’s head before pouring a jerry can of fuel over her.
Turner then grabbed a lighter and repeatedly struck it near her face. The lighter never sparked with a flame.
Turner spent 440 days in prison for the January 31, 2017 assault at the woman’s Pacific Paradise home on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
Maroochydore man Brett Ian Turner, 34, also lifted a table and threatened to throw it at the woman’s head before pouring a jerry can of fuel over her
The 34-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of torture and one count of common assault when he appeared at maroochydore District Court on Monday.
The assault reportedly happened when the pair got into a fight over their finances, the Sunshine Coast Daily reported.
Turner, who was in a five-year relationship with the woman, was living in a detached shed at the back of the house at the time.
Brett Ian Turner, 34, poured fuel out of a jerry can and threatened to light his ex-partner on fire
The woman, who shared two children with her attacker, phoned Triple Zero when she managed to escape the grips of Turner.
When Queensland Police officers arrived at the home, they reported smelling petrol inside the home and on the female victim.
With 440 days already served in custody, Turner was released on Monday.
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