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ABC News
2 days ago
- ABC News
Cheyanne Logan-Radford sentenced for negligent driving leading to death of 3yo son
A magistrate has implored a young Tasmanian mother to turn her life around after she was given a suspended prison sentence for negligent driving that caused the death of her 3-year-old son. Cheyanne Taylor Logan-Radford wept in the Launceston Magistrates Court as her sentence was handed down, 16 months after the car she was driving while under the influence of drugs crashed near Lefroy, in the state's north. Her five-month imprisonment was fully suspended for two years and was accompanied by a 12-month community corrections order on the condition Logan-Radford addressed her drug use. The 26-year-old had earlier pleaded guilty to negligent driving causing death, as well as a string of other offences, including stealing a motor vehicle and driving under the influence of drugs. Magistrate Simon Brown acknowledged she had already "suffered very significantly" as a result of the tragedy. However, he said her lapse in judgment was "a very serious one". Logan-Radford's two young children were in the car when the crash occurred in the early hours of March 22, 2024. "Neither child was properly secured [with child restraints]." A request by Logan-Radford's lawyer for a home detention order was denied, with Magistrate Brown saying the defendant's housing had been "a moveable feast" in recent months. Magistrate Brown said Logan-Radford's future would be "bleak" unless she made a concerted effort to tackle her drug dependency. "Drugs have been an issue and appear, to some extent, to remain an issue," he said. He said she had displayed a "pattern of concerning and antisocial behaviour" since the incident, having been charged with unlawful possession of a knife while in a public space earlier this month. Magistrate Brown said her life was now at a crossroads. Logan-Radford was also suspended from driving for three years and received more than $1,300 in fines.
Mercury
2 days ago
- Mercury
Launceston Magistrates Court list, Tuesday, July 29
Here is a list of people appearing at Launceston Magistrates Court on July 29. Don't miss out on the headlines from HyperLocal. Followed categories will be added to My News. Here is a list of everyone appearing in Magistrates Court today: Today's court listings are published as part of News Corporation's commitment to public interest journalism and are compiled from information made publicly available by the courts in each State and territory. The list is a public record of entities appearing before the relevant court and there is no suggestion whatsoever of any wrongdoing by anyone named in these lists. ANDERSON, Kaleb Thomas BAKES, Nikolai Logan Samuel COOPER, Jamie Wayne COWLING, Dain Michael DELPHINE, Daniel DELPHINE, Daniel Mark DENMAN, Telarah Dakota Rose FISHER, Allanah Alexis FORBES, Tyler Aaron GASTIN WHITMORE, Jesse Twain GRACE, Bradley Reginald SMITH-TOWNS, Yemma Joy versus GRACE, Bradley Reginald GROSE, Robert Kenneth GROVES, Rickie Bernard HALL-RILEY, Zoe Lee HATTENSCHWILER, Jake Harley HYDE, Rickie Louise JACKSON, Adrian Alexander KIELY-WIDDOWSON, Hollie Maree LAWLESS, Brett Anthony LEE, Bradley Thomas LESLIE, Mathew Wayne LOGAN-RADFORD, Cheyanne LOGAN-RADFORD, Cheyanne Taylor LOVELL, Justin Lee WOODRUFF, Nadia Marie versus LOVELL, Justin Lee MAHER, Sonya Marree MANNIE, Blake John MARTIN, Troy Eugene MATTHEWS, Cameron John MCDONALD, Taryn PATHAN, Tayabba Aziz versus PATHAN, Mohammed Kasim Zahoor PATHAN, Mohammed Kasim Zahoor PEARDON, Joel Andrew PURSEY, Luke Mathew PURSEY, Luke Matthew RILEY, Cameron James RILEY, Sonia Margaret SALTMARSH, Wayne Anthony SMITH, Heather Dorris SPURWAY-SMITH, Peter Ray TARGETT, Chantelle Veronica Kate versus TARGETT, Robert Anthony TARRES, John Corey WHELDON, Zara-Kate Rachel The previous court list article for Launceston Magistrates Court can be viewed here. HyperLocal The deaths of Helene Adams, Colleen Pennicott and Hennie Van Der Schoor have been announced in the The Mercury's My Tributes. Read the latest death notices here. HyperLocal Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on July 29.
The Advertiser
6 days ago
- The Advertiser
Suspended jail term for abusive former Miss Australia
A former Miss Australia and ex-politician who physically and verbally abused her husband over eight years has been given a seven-month suspended jail term. Kathryn Isobel Hay,`49, also controlled and intimidated then-partner Troy Richardson, and verbally and physically abused the couple's two children. In 1999, Hay was crowned Miss Tasmania and Miss Australia, the first Aboriginal woman to win the award, and served in the island state's parliament as a Labor MP from 2002-06. She was found guilty in March of a single charge of emotional abuse or intimidation spanning 2014 to 2022. It was alleged Hay punched Mr Richardson in the face, threw cereal at him and frequently abused him online and in person. Mr Richardson gave evidence that Hay hit him in the face with a shoe several times while he was driving because he "just didn't do something right". He said there were threats of violence at least weekly and Hay would give him lists of things that needed to be done. "If it wasn't done properly I'd get abuse. If it was done, she'd give me another list." In a statement read to court on his behalf on Friday, Mr Richardson said he now suffers post-traumatic stress disorder and severe anxiety, and their children struggle with distress. Mr Richardson said he feared no one would believe him about the abuse, which left him "completely isolated". Magistrate Simon Brown found the majority of the particulars against Hay, who now lives in Sydney, had been proven. A psychologist's report found Hay had shown a complete lack of insight into her offending, prosecutor Garth Stevens told Launceston Magistrates Court. However, Hay's lawyer Marcia Edwards disputed that interpretation, saying her client accepted the court's findings and it was more "a disbelief than a denial". Hay was grappling with thoughts of "did I do this?', Ms Edwards said. "There was a fight between a husband and a wife, it was the end of a toxic marriage … and the court has taken a view of this," she said. Hay, who was at times in tears during proceedings, was given a seven-year jail term, suspended for two-and-a-half years on the condition she doesn't commit an imprisonable crime. Mr Brown said Hay's conduct was a serious example of family violence and Mr Richardson's time in the marriage would have been extraordinarily difficult. Hay, who the court was told suffers from mental health issues, did not have "genuine insight into the extent of her wrongdoing", Mr Brown said. However, he noted Hay's childhood was blighted by family violence and she was suffering genuine distress after her offending. She had lost contact with her children, was no longer able to get meaningful work and had been the subject of enormous media attention. "Her reputation is obviously in tatters," Mr Brown said. Hay is living at a women's shelter and was working on herself through free courses because she had no money, Ms Edwards said. "If she were to enter another relationship, these courses are fairly and squarely teaching you how to behave in an adult world," she said. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) Men's Referral Service 1300 766 491 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 A former Miss Australia and ex-politician who physically and verbally abused her husband over eight years has been given a seven-month suspended jail term. Kathryn Isobel Hay,`49, also controlled and intimidated then-partner Troy Richardson, and verbally and physically abused the couple's two children. In 1999, Hay was crowned Miss Tasmania and Miss Australia, the first Aboriginal woman to win the award, and served in the island state's parliament as a Labor MP from 2002-06. She was found guilty in March of a single charge of emotional abuse or intimidation spanning 2014 to 2022. It was alleged Hay punched Mr Richardson in the face, threw cereal at him and frequently abused him online and in person. Mr Richardson gave evidence that Hay hit him in the face with a shoe several times while he was driving because he "just didn't do something right". He said there were threats of violence at least weekly and Hay would give him lists of things that needed to be done. "If it wasn't done properly I'd get abuse. If it was done, she'd give me another list." In a statement read to court on his behalf on Friday, Mr Richardson said he now suffers post-traumatic stress disorder and severe anxiety, and their children struggle with distress. Mr Richardson said he feared no one would believe him about the abuse, which left him "completely isolated". Magistrate Simon Brown found the majority of the particulars against Hay, who now lives in Sydney, had been proven. A psychologist's report found Hay had shown a complete lack of insight into her offending, prosecutor Garth Stevens told Launceston Magistrates Court. However, Hay's lawyer Marcia Edwards disputed that interpretation, saying her client accepted the court's findings and it was more "a disbelief than a denial". Hay was grappling with thoughts of "did I do this?', Ms Edwards said. "There was a fight between a husband and a wife, it was the end of a toxic marriage … and the court has taken a view of this," she said. Hay, who was at times in tears during proceedings, was given a seven-year jail term, suspended for two-and-a-half years on the condition she doesn't commit an imprisonable crime. Mr Brown said Hay's conduct was a serious example of family violence and Mr Richardson's time in the marriage would have been extraordinarily difficult. Hay, who the court was told suffers from mental health issues, did not have "genuine insight into the extent of her wrongdoing", Mr Brown said. However, he noted Hay's childhood was blighted by family violence and she was suffering genuine distress after her offending. She had lost contact with her children, was no longer able to get meaningful work and had been the subject of enormous media attention. "Her reputation is obviously in tatters," Mr Brown said. Hay is living at a women's shelter and was working on herself through free courses because she had no money, Ms Edwards said. "If she were to enter another relationship, these courses are fairly and squarely teaching you how to behave in an adult world," she said. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) Men's Referral Service 1300 766 491 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 A former Miss Australia and ex-politician who physically and verbally abused her husband over eight years has been given a seven-month suspended jail term. Kathryn Isobel Hay,`49, also controlled and intimidated then-partner Troy Richardson, and verbally and physically abused the couple's two children. In 1999, Hay was crowned Miss Tasmania and Miss Australia, the first Aboriginal woman to win the award, and served in the island state's parliament as a Labor MP from 2002-06. She was found guilty in March of a single charge of emotional abuse or intimidation spanning 2014 to 2022. It was alleged Hay punched Mr Richardson in the face, threw cereal at him and frequently abused him online and in person. Mr Richardson gave evidence that Hay hit him in the face with a shoe several times while he was driving because he "just didn't do something right". He said there were threats of violence at least weekly and Hay would give him lists of things that needed to be done. "If it wasn't done properly I'd get abuse. If it was done, she'd give me another list." In a statement read to court on his behalf on Friday, Mr Richardson said he now suffers post-traumatic stress disorder and severe anxiety, and their children struggle with distress. Mr Richardson said he feared no one would believe him about the abuse, which left him "completely isolated". Magistrate Simon Brown found the majority of the particulars against Hay, who now lives in Sydney, had been proven. A psychologist's report found Hay had shown a complete lack of insight into her offending, prosecutor Garth Stevens told Launceston Magistrates Court. However, Hay's lawyer Marcia Edwards disputed that interpretation, saying her client accepted the court's findings and it was more "a disbelief than a denial". Hay was grappling with thoughts of "did I do this?', Ms Edwards said. "There was a fight between a husband and a wife, it was the end of a toxic marriage … and the court has taken a view of this," she said. Hay, who was at times in tears during proceedings, was given a seven-year jail term, suspended for two-and-a-half years on the condition she doesn't commit an imprisonable crime. Mr Brown said Hay's conduct was a serious example of family violence and Mr Richardson's time in the marriage would have been extraordinarily difficult. Hay, who the court was told suffers from mental health issues, did not have "genuine insight into the extent of her wrongdoing", Mr Brown said. However, he noted Hay's childhood was blighted by family violence and she was suffering genuine distress after her offending. She had lost contact with her children, was no longer able to get meaningful work and had been the subject of enormous media attention. "Her reputation is obviously in tatters," Mr Brown said. Hay is living at a women's shelter and was working on herself through free courses because she had no money, Ms Edwards said. "If she were to enter another relationship, these courses are fairly and squarely teaching you how to behave in an adult world," she said. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) Men's Referral Service 1300 766 491 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 A former Miss Australia and ex-politician who physically and verbally abused her husband over eight years has been given a seven-month suspended jail term. Kathryn Isobel Hay,`49, also controlled and intimidated then-partner Troy Richardson, and verbally and physically abused the couple's two children. In 1999, Hay was crowned Miss Tasmania and Miss Australia, the first Aboriginal woman to win the award, and served in the island state's parliament as a Labor MP from 2002-06. She was found guilty in March of a single charge of emotional abuse or intimidation spanning 2014 to 2022. It was alleged Hay punched Mr Richardson in the face, threw cereal at him and frequently abused him online and in person. Mr Richardson gave evidence that Hay hit him in the face with a shoe several times while he was driving because he "just didn't do something right". He said there were threats of violence at least weekly and Hay would give him lists of things that needed to be done. "If it wasn't done properly I'd get abuse. If it was done, she'd give me another list." In a statement read to court on his behalf on Friday, Mr Richardson said he now suffers post-traumatic stress disorder and severe anxiety, and their children struggle with distress. Mr Richardson said he feared no one would believe him about the abuse, which left him "completely isolated". Magistrate Simon Brown found the majority of the particulars against Hay, who now lives in Sydney, had been proven. A psychologist's report found Hay had shown a complete lack of insight into her offending, prosecutor Garth Stevens told Launceston Magistrates Court. However, Hay's lawyer Marcia Edwards disputed that interpretation, saying her client accepted the court's findings and it was more "a disbelief than a denial". Hay was grappling with thoughts of "did I do this?', Ms Edwards said. "There was a fight between a husband and a wife, it was the end of a toxic marriage … and the court has taken a view of this," she said. Hay, who was at times in tears during proceedings, was given a seven-year jail term, suspended for two-and-a-half years on the condition she doesn't commit an imprisonable crime. Mr Brown said Hay's conduct was a serious example of family violence and Mr Richardson's time in the marriage would have been extraordinarily difficult. Hay, who the court was told suffers from mental health issues, did not have "genuine insight into the extent of her wrongdoing", Mr Brown said. However, he noted Hay's childhood was blighted by family violence and she was suffering genuine distress after her offending. She had lost contact with her children, was no longer able to get meaningful work and had been the subject of enormous media attention. "Her reputation is obviously in tatters," Mr Brown said. Hay is living at a women's shelter and was working on herself through free courses because she had no money, Ms Edwards said. "If she were to enter another relationship, these courses are fairly and squarely teaching you how to behave in an adult world," she said. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) Men's Referral Service 1300 766 491 beyondblue 1300 22 4636
Mercury
10-06-2025
- Mercury
Launceston Magistrates Court list, Tuesday, June 10
Here is a list of people appearing at Launceston Magistrates Court on June 10. Don't miss out on the headlines from HyperLocal. Followed categories will be added to My News. Here is a list of everyone appearing in Magistrates Court today: Today's court listings are published as part of News Corporation's commitment to public interest journalism and are compiled from information made publicly available by the courts in each State and territory. The list is a public record of entities appearing before the relevant court and there is no suggestion whatsoever of any wrongdoing by anyone named in these lists. RADNEDGE, Franceska-Caitlin Lola Helen versus ADAMS, Damien George ADAMS, Damien George ATKINS, Steven Robert BARNES, Patricia Anne BEST, Jamie Bret BLAKELEY, Chloe Latoya BLAKE, Iziah Michael May BROWN, Damien Thomas BROWN, Tyra May BURT, Paul Anthony CASSIDY, Bianca Jayne WADLEY, Stephen Jackson versus CHALLIS, Ebonie CHALLIS, Ebonie Jayde COLLINS, Jamie Alexander CURE, Michael Graeme DAVEY, Mitchell WHITESIDE, Fern Brightstar versus DAVEY, Mitchell DEAN, Kathryn Grace DONOHUE, Jade Lee GIOVANOF, Caleb Andrew HAMMERSLEY, Sara Lesley SULEN, Sonja Birgitta versus HOHNKE, Jakob Lee JACOBS, Naysh JACOBS, Naysh Adrian JAMES, Hayley Jane JEFFERIES, Daniel versus JEFFERIES, Caleb JEFFERIES, Caleb Riley JONES, Dillon Brett KERNAN, Kate Michelle versus KERNAN, Justin James LODGE, Andrew James YOUNG, Amy Gwendoline versus LODGE, Andrew James LONG, Brodie John Mckenzie MACKAY, Summer-Rose MILNER, Michael John MORRISON, Hayden James MOSS, Joshua Michael MURRAY, Alana Lynette NOLAN, Daniel Ryan Keith PURDON, Trent Edward RANSLEY, Liam Thomas RILEY, Leonard William ROBERTSON, Dayne John SANTOS, Matheus Rosario Dos versus RUSSELL, Tony Wayne VAN GALEN, Courtney Louise versus SCHNIERER, Micheal George SIMMONS, William Craig SINGH, Amritpal STUART, Tenille Roxanne TAMS, Rebecca Camille TATNELL, Seth Robert The previous court list article for Launceston Magistrates Court can be viewed here. HyperLocal Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on June 10. HyperLocal The deaths of Janet Maree Breen (Nee Bannister), Carol Anne (Nee Richards) Thompson and Geoffrey James Williamson have been announced in the The Mercury's My Tributes. Read the latest death notices here.
Mercury
06-05-2025
- Mercury
Launceston Magistrates Court list, Tuesday, May 6
Here is a list of people appearing at Launceston Magistrates Court on May 6. Don't miss out on the headlines from HyperLocal. Followed categories will be added to My News. Here is a list of everyone appearing in Magistrates Court today: Today's court listings are published as part of News Corporation's commitment to public interest journalism and are compiled from information made publicly available by the courts in each State and territory. The list is a public record of entities appearing before the relevant court and there is no suggestion whatsoever of any wrongdoing by anyone named in these lists. BRACKEN, Chelsea May COLLINS, Bradley WOZNIAK, Xavier versus HARDY, Hope INSERRA, Samantha JONES, Drew Alexander PERONACE, Hazel versus KOP, Nathan KOP, Nathan Thomas MANSELL, Brearna Mary MAYNARD, Daniel Errol MAYNE, Nathan Patrick MC GEE, Caitlin Hanna MCGEE, Caitlin Hanna MOSS, Joshua Michael HALL, Meg Anne versus MURFET, Mary-Jane MURFET, Mary-Jane SIMMONS, William Craig SMITH, Georgia-May SMITH, Georgia May SPURWAY-SMITH, William Scott TARRARAN, Luke Adrian WHITE, Luke WILLIAMS, Alexander Charles The previous court list article for Launceston Magistrates Court can be viewed here. HyperLocal Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on May 6. HyperLocal The deaths of Maxine O'Brien, Christopher James Direen and Michael Anthony Van Niekerk have been announced in the The Mercury's My Tributes. Read the latest death notices here.
