McLaren Vale winery worker who became obsessed with woman found guilty of threatening her boyfriend
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Delusional warehouse worker who became obsessed with a woman he met at a party and thought they were together is found guilty of threatening her real boyfriend and damaging his burger business
- Man in love with woman to the point of thinking they were in a relationship
- When he found out that she had a boyfriend, he thought she was “having an affair”.
- He then demanded a large sum of money from the victim’s fast food business.
A man who became obsessed with a woman he barely knew pleaded guilty to assaulting her boyfriend and damaging his property.
Appearing in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday, 34-year-old Ian Michael Goodall was given a 12-month good behavior bond and ordered to pay $6,982.98 for breaking windows.
The court heard from Goodall, who works at a winery in the upmarket McLaren Vale region of South Australia. he met the victim’s partner at a party and fell in love with her to the point of thinking they were in a relationship.
When he found out about the woman’s real boyfriend, he thought that the woman and the victim, her real boyfriend, were “having an affair”.
He threatened the boyfriend, demanded a large sum of money from the victim’s fast food business, and said he would shut it down.
Ian Michael Goodall (pictured) became obsessed with a woman he barely knew whom he met at a party
The 34-year-old man pleaded guilty to damaging the windows of the victim’s two restaurants.
Last June, Goodall sent a message to the victim via Facebook, demanding that $100,000 be sent to her bank account, the Advertiser informed.
“He (Goodall) insinuated that (the victim) had touched something that was not his, namely his girlfriend… and demanded to put $100,000 into his bank account and the bank details were provided,” the police prosecutor said. to court.
The victim also received another message from Goodall, threatening to assault him, saying that he would “fuck” him.
The court heard that Goodall smashed and scratched the windows of the victim’s businesses in the Adelaide suburbs of Christies Beach and Kidman Park.
The police prosecutor said Goodall “made all the admissions” when questioned.
When he met the victim’s girlfriend at a party, she was drunk and joked with Goodall that he could be her future husband.
He took this literally, imagined they were boyfriend and girlfriend and often thought of her.
Ian Michael Goodall appeared at Adelaide Magistrates Court (pictured) and pleaded guilty to damaging the shop windows of the victim’s two restaurants.
His lawyer, Nick Vadasz, said Goodall created in his mind the fantasy of a relationship with a woman he barely knew.
“Mr Goodall fell in love with the woman, they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, it was a one-way affair…he believed they were having an affair and threatened the complainant,” she told the court.
Goodall was initially charged with racketeering, but that charge was dropped.
When Vadasz said Goodall regretted his behavior, Assistant Magistrate Alfio Grasso said that since he spent a week in custody, he should apologize.
“Something’s wrong when they become obsessed with a person they barely know,” Mr. Grasso said.