Kilminster – a father-of-three who was on parole on the time – pointed the gel blaster on the taxi driver and informed him he would shoot if he received out of the automobile, the court docket heard.
The cab driver tried to appease Kilminster by handing over $200 however as an alternative was struck 9 instances within the head with the butt of the gel blaster earlier than escaping.
“Vigilantism have to be deterred by the courts, [but] if [the girl] had informed the reality, this is able to by no means have occurred,” Decide Paul Smith stated of the incident.
Defence barrister Dominic Nguyen stated the lady’s rape declare provoked Kilminster’s response as a result of he had been allegedly sexually abused whereas out and in of juvenile detention years in the past.
“Clearly, there must be no condoning of his vigilante actions, [but] that [rape claim] triggers a big situation for him,” Nguyen stated.
Kilminster pleaded responsible to harmful operation of a motorized vehicle, threatening violence at night time, armed theft in firm with private violence, deprivation of liberty, and wilful injury.
He can be sentenced on Friday.
