A man accused of ferociously stabbing another driver during a violent road rage altercation allegedly tailgated his victim “every day” as he drove to work before the confrontation boiled over, a court has been told.
Hamish Jordan Conor Glasby is charged with grievous bodily harm from the confrontation, after allegedly tailgating a car along Edenlea Drive in Meadowbrook in November last year, before the confrontation boiled over.
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Mr Glasby, 21, was not present in court when his lawyer Robert Burns applied for bail on Tuesday.
Mr Burns told the Brisbane Supreme Court his client planned to relocate to Townsville to live with his parents while on bail.
The court was told Mr Glasby had worked lined up in Far North Queensland and the move would mitigate any potential risk of being in contact with the victim.
Mr Burns said the circumstances of the alleged offences were unclear as the complainant may have contributed to the instigation.
“It is clearly a matter where the complainant, at least on a version, was not only the instigator but also an aggressor in the interaction between them,” Mr Burns said.
“They’ve had no other association other than this particular incident … there may be defences available to Mr Glasby.”
Mr Glasby is alleged to have left the victim with serious stab wounds – some 25cm deep – after a fight broke out with the other driver on November 16 last year.
Courtney Brown, legal officer for the Director of Public Prosecutions, said the complainant had alleged Mr Glasby tailgated him “every day” as he drove to work.
The Crown had opposed allowing Mr Glasby to drive if released on bail.
“The question may come down to the reasonableness of the conduct of the applicant in response to such an assault,” she said.
“On the current material the crown’s case would be if it was self-defence against a provoked attack then the conduct on the part of the applicant was excessive and unlawful.”
Justice Callaghan noted the complainant had said he approached Mr Glasby’s car after they pulled over and was “trying to keep the applicant in the car” before they struggled.
He granted Mr Glasby bail with several conditions, including living with his parents in Townsville.
