Gai Waterhouse stabelhand sentenced for drunken rage

British national Elizabeth Hasler has been sentenced to 250 hours of community service for attacking her Gai Waterhouse colleague in what a Sydney magistrate described as a "drunken rage of jealousy".

Magistrate Michael Barko condemned Hasler saying “"it's about time sentences are imposed [on] females that are imposed on males for the same thing”.

He said he had seen a rise in alcohol-fuelled violence involving women.

“If I showed these facts to the general community and said it's a male [perpetrator], they would say he should go to jail," Mr Barko said.

"It's about time sentences are imposed [on] females that are imposed [on] males for the same thing.

“Why can't people go out at night, have a good time and go to bed? I’m sick of violence.”

According to the police evidence, Hasler and her co-workers were having drinks at The Doncaster Hotel in Kensington on March 3 after a race meeting at Royal Randwick racecourse. Hasler and the victim, both stablehands, left the pub together just before midnight. At that point, she shouted at the victim: "What the f--- are you looking at?” Hasler claimed the victim had been looking at Hasler's fiance throughout the night.

She punched the victim twice in the face with a clenched fist, leaving her with a broken nose, severe bleeding, a fractured left cheek, ligament damage to the neck and a chipped front tooth requiring dental work.

Hasler, 27, entered a plea of guilty at the Waverley Court. Her fiancé, who shares a Randwick apartment with her, was in court to support her.

The court heard Hasler was fully co-operative with police and showed genuine remorse.

"She fully understands what she did was wrong," her solicitor said.

"Alcohol played a role [in the unprovoked attack].”

Hasler has also been given a six-month disqualification by Racing NSW over the incident.

That matter is currently under appeal.

Friday 20th July 2018