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Brother in court after smashing car windows

Fri, May 7th 2021, 06:00 AM
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A 66-year-old man who smashed the glass windows of his brother's car during an argument was ordered to compensate his sibling for the damage he caused.

Police arrested Stafford Clarke after he broke the back glass and three glass doors of Mark Storr’s 2007 Nissan vehicle on May 4.
#Prosecutors said during the incident, Clarke caused $1,421.28 worth of damage to Mr Storr’s car.
#He admitted to the offence when he appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes.
#The court was told that around 12.10 that morning, Mr Storr smelt smoke in his mother’s yard. When he went outside to investigate, he noticed Clarke had lit a fire that was causing the smell. The prosecution said when he asked his brother to extinguish the small blaze, Clarke refused, which prompted him to throw water on the fire. Mr Storr told officers after he did this, a verbal argument followed that escalated until Clarke took a block and smashed the glass windows of his car. After he had filed his complaint, the accused was arrested.
#When he was questioned in custody, he admitted the offence.
#Yesterday, Clarke told the magistrate that he and his brother both lived with their mother, but he slept in his car in the front yard while Mr Storr occupied one of the rooms in the house. He claimed in the evenings, mosquitoes would bother him so he would usually light “little fires” to “run” the insects. He claimed that when he did this on the day in question, his brother “doused him with water, boxed him behind his ears and pulled a hammer on him”. He claimed he only lashed out and smashed the car’s windows in the heat of the moment because he was frustrated.
#“If you saw my brother, you would understand why I didn’t fight him physically. He is a huge individual,” he stated.
#After listening to his explanation, Magistrate Forbes said it appeared that there was “serious sibling rivalry” going on between the two brothers and recommended they go to counselling to mend their relationship. He also ordered Clarke to compensate his brother for the damage he caused to his car by the end of September. He warned him that if he failed to do so, he could risk spending three months behind bars.

Police arrested Stafford Clarke after he broke the back glass and three glass doors of Mark Storr’s 2007 Nissan vehicle on May 4.

Prosecutors said during the incident, Clarke caused $1,421.28 worth of damage to Mr Storr’s car.

He admitted to the offence when he appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes.

The court was told that around 12.10 that morning, Mr Storr smelt smoke in his mother’s yard. When he went outside to investigate, he noticed Clarke had lit a fire that was causing the smell. The prosecution said when he asked his brother to extinguish the small blaze, Clarke refused, which prompted him to throw water on the fire. Mr Storr told officers after he did this, a verbal argument followed that escalated until Clarke took a block and smashed the glass windows of his car. After he had filed his complaint, the accused was arrested.

When he was questioned in custody, he admitted the offence.

Yesterday, Clarke told the magistrate that he and his brother both lived with their mother, but he slept in his car in the front yard while Mr Storr occupied one of the rooms in the house. He claimed in the evenings, mosquitoes would bother him so he would usually light “little fires” to “run” the insects. He claimed that when he did this on the day in question, his brother “doused him with water, boxed him behind his ears and pulled a hammer on him”. He claimed he only lashed out and smashed the car’s windows in the heat of the moment because he was frustrated.

“If you saw my brother, you would understand why I didn’t fight him physically. He is a huge individual,” he stated.

After listening to his explanation, Magistrate Forbes said it appeared that there was “serious sibling rivalry” going on between the two brothers and recommended they go to counselling to mend their relationship. He also ordered Clarke to compensate his brother for the damage he caused to his car by the end of September. He warned him that if he failed to do so, he could risk spending three months behind bars.

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