An unemployed father-to-be who took part in a savage attack involving a rock, metal pole and steel-cap boots, leaving the victim with two broken arms and fingers, has been jailed.  

The NT Supreme Court heard Dylan Wurramara, 20, participated in the brutal assault with his cousin Matius Numamurdirdi, 18, in the community of Ngukurr in the early hours of June 26, 2018.

The pair saw their victim, 24, intoxicated on Rainbow St when Numamurdirdi threw a rock at him, striking him in the back of the head.

Numamurdirdi then challenged the victim to a fight but when he refused, a scuffle between the pair ensued, and the victim was eventually knocked to the ground.

Wurramara then joined in with Numamurdirdi as the pair repeatedly kicked and stomped on the victim’s hands, body and head as he laid face-down in the dirt.

Justice Judith Kelly said Numamurdirdi also used a steel pole during the attack and one of the pair was wearing steel-cap boots.

“Although I do not know who had the steel-cap boots on, you must have known at the time that one of you had boots on and that that was likely to be very dangerous,” she said.

The attack saw the victim evacuated from the community to Royal Darwin Hospital, suffering fractures to both his arms as well as serious injuries to two of his fingers, where the bones were “broken into little pieces”.

The court heard Numamurdirdi had already been jailed for three years with a non-parole period of 18 months for his role in the attack.

Justice Kelly said Wurramara had never been employed and relied on Centrelink payments, but was expecting his first child with his girlfriend in September.

“Your lawyer has told me that you do not want to get involved in your cousin-brother Matius’ criminal conduct any more … he has anger management problems and a history of violent offending,” she said.

“And you would like to focus on your new family and being a good father.

“I just have to say this – that is a very good thing to do … but you are not setting a very good example so far … this recent violent offence landing you in jail does not make for a good father.

“You need to be able to change your ways.”

Justice Kelly sentenced Wurramara to three years in jail, to be suspended after he had served 10 months.

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