Former Brisbane Lions player Albert Proud has been jailed after pleading guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm on his then-partner Richelle Kadadi.
Proud was in Brisbane District Court today being sentenced for an attack on Kadadi in November 2015. Judge Tony Moynihan said that the attack took a “catastrophic” emotional and physical toll on her and sentenced Proud to five and a half years, with parole eligibility in October 2017.
The court heard that Proud “just snapped” after going to a wedding and a party on November 8th, and had a sudden change of mood after Kadadi handed him clothes of his that had gotten wet when he was pushed into a pool.
He lashed out and began hitting the inside of the car before hitting Kadadi so hard in the chest she thought she was having a heart attack.
She was later spotted by the bride and groom from the wedding, who drove past her as she was running down the road wearing clothes had been visibly stretched by someone pulling on them.
Proud’s defence said he was unable to explain his actions and that “Albert Proud sober is different from Albert Proud drunk.“
Proud was sacked from the Brisbane Lions in 2011 for alcohol-related incidents.
Source: Brisbane Times.
Photo: Channel Nine.
