Kyle Sandilands’ girlfriend had taken 3 grams of cocaine and was threatening self harm before she slapped a policewoman in the face.
Tegan Kynaston bombarded the radio star with a series of disturbing text messages including ‘I hate u’ and ‘I have no hope’ before she struck the police officer.
Police were called to a disturbance involving the pair in Beach Road, Bondi Beach, about 7am on Saturday, December 7.
The call was ‘in relation to an irate female attempting to exit a moving vehicle’, according to a statement of facts tendered to Waverley Local Court.
Kyle Sandilands’ girlfriend Tegan Kynaston (above) pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting police during an appearance at Waverley Local Court on Tuesday
Court facts detailed a series of messages Tegan Kynaston sent Kyle Sandilands at 4.39am before the public incident at Bondi in December
Responding police spoke to ‘all parties at the location including the accused and her partner Kyle Sandilands’ the facts state.
Police also spoke to the accused’s mother, who was at the scene.
Police then read a series of text messages on Sandilands’ phone which had been sent at 4.39am.
Among the messages were:
‘U are a coward’ ‘You are the worst’, ‘I leave me’, ‘And that’s when you’re guilt’ and ‘I hate u’.
Other texts included ‘You were my life line’, ‘Now you leave me again and again’ ‘I can’t take it’, ‘So it’s on you’, ‘I have tried my hardest’, and ‘I have no hope’.
The police facts said: ‘Due to these text messages, the accused’s mental health history and her erratic behaviour at the scene, police have called an ambulance for a Section 22 mental health assessment.’
When an ambulance arrived Kynaston resisted leaving her mother’s car until she had a cigarette and could call her lawyer.
Kynaston was told she was being detained for a mental health assessment and would be physically escorted to the ambulance.
Kynaston (right), 33, and Sandilands (left), 48, were involved in a spat in Bondi in December. When police were called Kynaston slapped an officer in the face
While this was occurring Constable Davina Goonewardene’s body camera fell to the ground but continued recording.
‘Once inside the ambulance Constable Goonewardene has let go of the accused’s left arm so she could sit on the ambulance seat for assessment,’ the facts state.
‘The accused has then turned around and hit Constable Goonewardene on the front of her head with an open palm, causing immediate pain.’
The assault was witnessed by two ambulance officers. The offence occurred between 8.15am and 8.30am, more than an hour after police first arrived.
Kynaston was handcuffed and restrained on a stretcher then taken to Prince of Wales Hospital.
‘Whilst in the ambulance the accused has informed the ambulance officer that she had consumed three grams of cocaine during the night,’ the facts state.
‘Whilst waiting for hospital staff the accused has asked to speak to Constable Goonewardene, where she has stated “I am sorry for hitting you, I just took all my anger out on you”.
Ms Kynaston faced Waverley Local Court on Tuesday morning, where her solicitor Greg Goold entered a guilty plea to assaulting a police officer in the execution of her duty.
Kynaston’s solicitor Greg Goold (right) told the registrar at Waverley Local Court that he would be seeking to have his client’s matter dealt with under mental health provisions
The communications director for Sandilands’ company King Kyle Pty Ltd was seen in a dispute with Sandilands on Beach Road at Bondi on the morning of Saturday, December 7
If Kynaston is successful in having the matter dealt with under the Mental Health Act it may not lead to a criminal conviction
Kynaston (pictured) is already on a bond for possessing cocaine after being caught with about half a gram of the drug outside a Surry Hills pub in March 2018
Mr Goold told a registrar his client would seek to have the matter dealt with under Section 32 of the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act.
Mr Goold told the court Ms Kynaston, the communications director for Sandilands’ company King Kyle Pty Ltd, had an appointment with a psychiatrist on March 17.
If the matter is dealt with under the Mental Health Act it may not lead to a criminal conviction.
Kynaston is already on a bond for possessing cocaine after being caught with about half a gram of the drug outside a Surry Hills pub in March 2018.
That matter was mentioned in court during Tuesday’s brief appearance.
Kynaston is reported to have been dating Sandilands for several months but initially denied being in a relationship with the KIIS FM breakfast host.
Kyle unexpectedly announced his split from long-term girlfriend Imogen Anthony (pictured) 28, live on The Kyle & Jackie O Show in November after eight years together
Having insisted for weeks they were just friends and colleagues, Kynaston eventually shared a picture of her kissing Sandilands on the cheek in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on New Year’s Eve.
In their initial statement about the incident, a New South Wales Police spokesperson said officers arrived in Beach Road on December 7 to find a ‘woman who was visibly distressed’, along with a man who was driving a car.
‘While speaking with the woman it will be alleged in court she assaulted one of the officers before being taken to hospital for a mental health assessment,’ the spokesperson said.
‘The man was spoken to by police and left the area soon after.’
A spokesman for King Kyle said at the time the company would not be commenting on the matter.
‘There have been reports of an incident that occurred in Bondi this morning,’ the spokesman said.
‘As this is now a police matter and out of respect and concern for those affected, we’re unable to comment.’
Days later Kynaston and Sandilands were pictured on holiday in Cairns with her mother and stepfather.
Kynaston denied in November she was dating her employer. ‘I know that’s kind of been said, but it’s completely not true,’ she told Daily Mail Australia.
About the same time Sandilands’ manager Bruno Bouchet described rumours of romance between Kynaston and his client as hurtful ‘fabricated garbage’.
The radio star announced his split from girlfriend of eight years, 28-year-old Imogen Anthony, live on The Kyle & Jackie O Show on November 5.
‘We haven’t been with each other for quite a few months now,’ Sandilands said. ‘Unfortunately it’s run its course.’
Kynaston is due back in the same court on April 14.
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