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Iain Stables Sentenced to 18-Month Supervision for Assault

7/1/2026

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Story summary

Iain Stables received an 18-month intensive-supervision sentence in 2026 for assaulting his partner.
The assault included repeated head blows, hair-pulling and a chest punch that bruised the victim.
Judge Lynn Hughes cut the term in half, noting Stables’ guilty plea, mental-health issues and a traumatic brain injury.
Police withdrew the disorderly-behaviour charge after a court found Stables threw a radio and used a racial slur in a 2024 Jetstar incident.

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Story summary

Iain Stables received an 18-month intensive-supervision sentence in 2026 for assaulting his partner.
The assault included repeated head blows, hair-pulling and a chest punch that bruised the victim.
Judge Lynn Hughes cut the term in half, noting Stables’ guilty plea, mental-health issues and a traumatic brain injury.
Police withdrew the disorderly-behaviour charge after a court found Stables threw a radio and used a racial slur in a 2024 Jetstar incident.