Scumbag woman basher is allowed to stay in Australia despite his decade-long record of disturbing crimes

A domestic abuser with a string of offenses spanning more than a decade will remain in Australia after calls for his deportation were rejected.

Leroy Wilton, 35, was flagged for deportation back to his home country of New Zealand after admitting to brutally assaulting his partner in Orange, NSW, in March 2023.

He had moved to Australia as a child but has committed a string of crimes since 2009, including a charge of driving offences, assault and domestic violence.

The long list of charges culminated in last year’s attack when he hit his partner with a baseball bat after falsely accusing her of cheating.

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) ruled against Wilton’s deportation, despite his failure to comply with court orders, including a promise to work on his mental health.

Police documents referred to by the tribunal showed Wilton attacked his partner – identified as Mrs D – after he believed she had cheated on him.

He falsely accused her of infidelity after she didn’t come home one night, which she later said happened because she was at work.

He admitted grabbing Ms D by the collar, lifting her into the air and throwing her across the room before standing over her and landing punches on her face.

Wilton then viciously beat Mrs. D with a baseball bat he had left under the bed before she could escape to a friend’s house.

He was convicted of several DV offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, stalking/intimidation and destruction of property.

It was not the first time he had committed such crimes, as he had previous convictions on other charges against another woman years earlier.

Wilton’s first DV charge was for common assault in 2015, before he filed a charge of destruction or damage to property in 2017.

He then allegedly breached an apprehended violence order before being charged with several counts of stalking/intimidation with intent to cause physical harm and destroying or damaging property between April 2020 and January 2021.

The 35-year-old was flagged for deportation after being sentenced to at least a year in jail following the incident in Orange, NSW (pictured), but has been allowed to remain in Australia

Wilton’s extensive criminal history and a prison sentence of more than 12 months for the 2023 conviction meant he no longer passed the character test to remain in Australia.

“The applicant has continued to reoffend and has committed domestic violence against several partners,” the AAT decision reads.

‘In addition, (Wilton’s) conduct falls within what the Direction considers to be serious, such as violent crimes, crimes of a violent nature against women and acts of domestic violence.’

The AAT also heard testimony that Wilton had experienced domestic violence, drinking and drugs such as ice (methamphetamine) as a child.

Wilton also argued that his use of ice escalated in 2012 to “numb” the pain of his daughter’s stillbirth.

He has been off the drug since his imprisonment and “his intention is to remain sober,” AAT.ir heard

Wilton’s mother and two of his former partners also testified that he should remain in Australia so he could support their children.

Despite the tribunal noting that ‘the Australian community expects that the Australian government will not revoke the cancellation of (Wilton’s) visa’, he was allowed to remain in Australia.

‘Having regard to all the relevant material before it, the Tribunal is satisfied that the appropriate and preferable decision is to revoke the mandatory cancellation of the applicant’s visa.’