A NSW court has been informed that the man accused of killing his ex-wife by running her car off the road in a high-speed collision made threats in the months prior.
Troy Armstrong, 35, was denied bail on Tuesday despite receiving treatment at Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital’s urgent care unit for severe brain and spinal injuries brought on by the incident last month.
Following an altercation on June 9, Armstrong is accused of killing his ex-wife Kristy Armstrong by reportedly driving his ute at 140 km/h toward her automobile in Molong, in NSW’s Central West.
As a result of the crash, Armstrong died.
He is also charged with two counts of attempted murder in connection with two other sedan occupants who suffered minor wounds.
Armstrong’s attorney, Drew Hamilton, argued there was justification for bail because it was Armstrong’s first time in detention and the severity of his injuries reduced his level of risk to the public.
Hamilton spoke before Orange Local Court, saying, “This matter involves a tragic set of circumstances; I can’t imagine the impact this has had on the families and the community at large.”
“Risk is involved here.”
Armstrong would be at higher danger if he were to transfer into a correctional environment, according to Hamilton, who noted that Armstrong had a portion of his skull removed after the incident, is unable to walk, and cannot take himself to the bathroom.
Hamilton contended that a home detention-style bond may lessen the danger of interfering with witnesses or causing additional harm.
Carl Smith, the police prosecutor, vehemently opposed bail, claiming that the survivors were scared of Armstrong.
Smith claimed that before to the accident, Armstrong had made a number of aggressive threats.
Before the incident, they were afraid, but now they’re even more terrified, Smith added.
He was aware that, by crashing his automobile at 140 kph, he was likely to murder not just his wife but also everyone else inside.
Due in part to Armstrong’s history of making violent threats, Magistrate David Day denied Armstrong’s request for bail.
Day declared that there is “an unacceptable risk” that these people may commit more serious crimes.
