Lucky bastard had his 8½-month prison term suspended for 12 months.

Former West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell has narrowly avoided jail after assaulting his ex-wife during a relationship his lawyer described as “a mistake from start to finish”.

Buswell, 56, was fined $2500 and given an 8½-month prison term suspended for 12 months in Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to two charges of aggravated common assault and one charge of aggravated assault occasioning bodily harm.

It followed the former state Liberal Party leader changing his plea halfway through his domestic violence trial after police discontinued three of the charges against him.

Buswell initially argued any injuries his ex-wife Melissa Hankinson, 46, had documented were from drunken falls or other unexplained sources before confessing to three assaults.

In 2015, Buswell caught Hankinson smoking after they had attended a West Coast Eagles match together. He became angry and pushed her down the steps of his apartment, causing her to fall. He then pushed her further down using a broom.

The Libs have gone awfully quiet.

"... he kicked Hankinson in the leg while wearing steel-capped cowboy boots, leaving a bruise.

"Once they arrived at his mother’s house they went to the bedroom, where Buswell pushed Hankinson in the face, causing her to fall.

"While Hankinson was on the ground, he kicked her repeatedly in the ribs, buttocks and legs causing significant bruising."

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No condemnation of this violent Liberal Party state treasurer?

"he kicked her repeatedly in the ribs"

One law for the rich and another for the poor.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 27^th, 2022 at 7:03am:

One law for the rich and another for the poor.

One law for Liberal Party members, and another for the rest of us.

"he kicked her repeatedly in the ribs"

greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 27^th, 2022 at 7:08am:

Bobby. wrote on Apr 27th, 2022 at 7:03am: One law for the rich and another for the poor. One law for Liberal Party members, and another for the rest of us. "he kicked her repeatedly in the ribs"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZTe-_yqmhQ

Liberal Party state treasurer - threw a woman to the ground and "kicked her repeatedly in the ribs".

threw     ;D

Just think of all those prison seats waiting for the Buswell olfactory experience.    Like a fine wine, those seats would exude the type of scents that colour life as a Liberal

Vic wrote on Apr 27^th, 2022 at 7:25am:

Just think of all those prison seats waiting for the Buswell olfactory experience.    Like a fine wine, those seats would exude the type of scents that colour life as a Liberal

Ewww   :-/

Western Australian Opposition Leader Troy Buswell has had to hold back tears while acknowledging more offensive behaviour towards a female colleague.

Yesterday Mr Buswell refused to be drawn on an allegation that he sniffed the chair of a female staffer in late 2005.

On 13 occasions he described the allegation as an unsubstantiated rumour.

Today however, he admitted the allegation was true.

Alpha male, is he?

Buswell is a Freemason. The magistrate is a freemason.

mothra wrote on Apr 27^th, 2022 at 9:33am:

Alpha male, is he?

This guy was our treasurer!

"he kicked her repeatedly in the ribs"

Gotta be false accusations. Grappler says whilte Aussie males don't do this sort of thing. Women make it up.

Bound to be another feminist conspiracy.

sounds as though he deserved a sentence.

yup.

jack- wrote on Apr 27^th, 2022 at 12:47pm:

sounds as though he deserved a sentence. yup.

"he kicked her repeatedly in the ribs"


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mothra wrote on Apr 27^th, 2022 at 10:17am:

Gotta be false accusations. Grappler says whilte Aussie males don't do this sort of thing. Women make it up. Bound to be another feminist conspiracy.

Stop generalising....what Herr Grappler says is that the standards must not be lowered for the simple reason that nobody should be able to make any complaint without substance.

Nobody ever said anything about genuinely guilty people.... just protection of the innocent ...

Lay off that weed, babe, and get back on the meds.... your extremism is showing that you are one of the last persons who should be handed the power to have someone convicted on accusation.... get out in the suburbs more and see what some get up to....