30 June 2006

Man jailed for road rage stabbing

30 June 2006 | Kerces

The ABC is reporting that a 26-year-old man has been sentenced to two years’ jail for stabbing a teenager in a road rage incident last year.

The magistrate’s court heard that the incident happened after the man, Matthew John Davis, merged in front of another car, driven by an unnamed 18-year-old. The younger driver started to pursue Davis’s car and both cars eventually pulled over.

The court heard that Davis and another passenger assaulted the teenager, managing to stab him twice in the arm in the process.

Davis apparently has a violent criminal history, and has been given chances to rehabilitate but Magistrate Beth Campbell basically said enough is enough and gave him a jail sentence.

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colourful sydney racing identity12:23 pm 21 Jul 10

shouldn’t the Laua Norder crowd be popping up soon? Can you make me some while your at it WMC – I will be round shortly with a six pack.

matty davis11:44 am 21 Jul 10

Thanks for the comments, it just shows that some “criminals” arent as bad as the media persones them to be. I also proved that you CAN use jail to your advantage and do the programs dedicate youself to make sure nothing like that ever happens again. Cheers to the free life, My lovely Fiancee and my Awsome son.

justin heywood3:32 pm 11 Jul 10

matty davis said :

I rehabilitated myself while i was in Goulburn jail, I am a better man now and havnt been in any trouble since the law isnt fair sometimes

Good on you Matty. Thanks for giving us your side of the story, and I’m glad you straightened yourself out.

Pommy bastard2:56 pm 11 Jul 10

“When Bogans collide” Movie at ten…

Woody Mann-Caruso2:28 pm 11 Jul 10

This is going to be awesome.

*makes popcorn*

matty davis12:19 pm 11 Jul 10

this is no excuse for what i done i just feel if i didnt do anything, the girl driving, the baby could have been seriously injured

matty davis12:16 pm 11 Jul 10

the plaintiff was a heavyweight boxing champion 2 time. He was known then for bashing people on the street to make a name for himself

matty davis12:12 pm 11 Jul 10

I rehabilitated myself while i was in Goulburn jail, I am a better man now and havnt been in any trouble since the law isnt fair sometimes

matty davis12:10 pm 11 Jul 10

that was me in that incident, he chased us and rammed our car we had a young baby in the car Dennis Arthur pulled up behind us got out with a shopping trolly pole ..yes i had a small knife, i was wrong for that but he attacked us and because he got beaten in the fight he pursued . I went to jail for yrs. Why wasnt he charged too?, Mathew Davis

Absent Diane11:42 am 03 Jul 06

you know what if someone chased me down in a car, I think I would probably be up for assault charges too…. probably not a stabbing charge however..

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