Lake Cargelligo alleged killer Julian Ingram previously convicted for grabbing family member by throat | New South Wales

Julian Ingram was convicted of grabbing a family member by the throat after she made a comment about his children, four years before he allegedly killed three people and escaped.

Ingram, also known as Julian Pierpoint, is suspected of shooting dead his pregnant ex-partner Sophie Quinn, her new boyfriend and her aunt at Lake Cargelligo, about 450km west of Sydney, last month. The 37-year-old man was later seen leaving town in a white single-cab Ford Ranger.

Police are facing an order granting bail to Ingram after he allegedly attacked Quinn two months before killing her. Police have repeatedly said the risk assessment found he did not pose an unacceptable risk and that Ingram had previously complied with court orders.

Court documents show Ingram visited a family member and his partner shortly before Christmas in 2021. They had been drinking alcohol together before he suddenly became “angry and aggressive” towards the family member.

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“The victim was talking about Christmas plans and gifts purchased for the witnesses’ children and unexpectedly the accused suddenly became enraged and became very aggressive towards the victim,” police sources said.

The alleged sighting of his own child prompted the slightly intoxicated victim to make a “smart response” before spitting at the Ingram family member, according to the memo. He grabbed her by the throat after she made another comment.

“I went too far when I said it was a family fight,” Ingram told police after the incident, according to the memo.

Ingram pleaded guilty to one count of assault and was convicted in early 2022. He was sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order. He was also served with a violent arrest warrant, prohibiting him from approaching a family member within 12 hours after consuming drugs or alcohol.

Since 2014 Ingram had six AVOs against him involving five different people. This included Quinn, for whom he is now accused of murder.

Court documents show Quinn received a domestic violence warrant for his arrest in December. It was due to be reviewed in court on February 3.

Police released Ingram on bail on Nov. 30 on domestic violence-related charges. As part of his bail conditions, he was required to report daily to Lake Cargelligo police station and comply with the AVO.

Ingram pleaded not guilty to one count of stalking and harassment with intent to cause actual bodily harm, one count of common assault and one count of damaging or destroying property.

Another woman filed an AVO against him twice. The second lasted two years.

Ingram had been in a relationship with another woman shortly before he started seeing Quinn. There are no court records for this former partner.

On Monday, police announced that Ingram’s alleged “history of domestic violence” and access to firearms would be examined as part of a critical incident investigation that will be overseen by the police watchdog.

New South Wales police said it would be part of a wider investigation into how police handled the investigation into the alleged murders.

“Following inquiries, officers launched the Doberta Strike Force to investigate the incident and issued an arrest warrant for Julian Ingram in relation to the alleged murders,” police said in a statement on Monday. he said.

“As part of these investigations, police announced a critical incident investigation to ensure that all actions and investigations by NSW police comply with legislation, policy and guidelines.”

A large-scale manhunt for Ingram is ongoing; police said last week they were “confident” he was still alive. On Monday, police said the suspect may have been at a rural property 2 miles south of Mount Hope on Kidman Road between Jan. 25 and 26.

– Additional reporting by Nino Bucci

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