A MAN smashed his way into a Bendigo home and smeared his blood on the walls during a "terrifying" aggravated burglary, a court has heard.
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Briley Mallia, 21, appeared in the County Court on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary, making threats to kill, criminal damage, assaulting an emergency services worker, and committing an indictable offence while on bail.
Judge Rosemary Carlin sentenced Mallia to 81 days in jail and a 12-month community corrections order for "terrorising" a young family on February 28 this year.
The court heard a clearly intoxicated Mallia smashed the window of the Bendigo property using his head and fists.
He was bleeding as he climbed through the smashed window and into the property, threatening to kill the woman who was inside.
The woman grabbed her four young children and locked them all in the bedroom as Mallia began smearing his blood on the walls of the property.
Mallia tried to break down the door to the bedroom but fled when he heard the woman calling the police.
Officers arrived to find Mallia bleeding heavily in the middle of the street.
Paramedics tried to treat him but Mallia began threatening and abusing them, so police went to handcuff him.
Mallia lashed out at the police, striking an officer. He was sedated so he could receive medical treatment.
Mallia was interviewed later that day. He told police he could not remember anything about the incident.
The court heard he was on bail at the time of the offending.
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In her sentencing remarks, Judge Carlin said Mallia had "terrorised" the woman and young children in a "spontaneous and unsophisticated" attack.
The judge said his decision to smear blood on the walls was "offensive and disdainful conduct".
Judge Carlin said while it was clear Mallia's intoxication explained his behaviour, it did not mitigate the severity of his crimes.
The judge said a victim impact statement from the woman showed the aggravated burglary had a "catastrophic" effect on her and her family.
Judge Carlin said in sentencing, she needed to take into account that Mallia was a young man with no prior convictions who had entered a guilty plea at a very early stage.
The judge also noted that Mallia had spent the past two months in a rehabilitation facility, receiving treatment for his drug and alcohol addictions.
Judge Carlin said if Mallia continued to abstain from drugs and alcohol, his rehabilitation prospects were "excellent".
Mallia was convicted and jailed for 81 days, which were reckoned as already served.
He was also sentenced to a 12-month community corrections order, with 150 hours of unpaid community work.
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