A Barrack Heights man accused of breaching a no-contact order with his former partner is alleged to have set his dog on police and poured methylated spirits over himself to avoid being tasered during a drawn-out quasi-siege, a court has heard.
Police allege Hakan Yaman told police “I will put my dog onto ya” in the backyard of his Shellharbour Road home on Friday morning before letting the German Shepherd go and yelling “get ‘em boy” in violation of police demands to keep the dog secure.
Officers were forced to use two bursts of capsicum spray on the animal to keep it at bay.
Just minutes earlier, Yaman had allegedly opened the back door of the home, which was surrounded by police, and begun pouring methylated spirits over his head, threatening to burn himself then telling police “now you can’t taser me”.
Negotiators were called in after Yaman allegedly refused to surrender to police.
He gave himself up peacefully about an hour later. Yaman was charged with a string of offences including urging a dog to attack and refused bail in Wollongong Local Court later that afternoon.
Several charges relate to allegations he breached an AVO between himself and his former partner in the weeks before the siege.
Court documents reveal Yaman was banned from contacting his partner of 18 months or going within 200 metres of her house.
However, it is alleged he sent her multiple “vulgar and illogical” text messages and left abusive voicemail messages on her phone.
On March 30, Yaman allegedly sent the woman a message reading “you think I want you back? No f—king way do I want a dog like [you] to take back so they can f—k me harder? No way, so go f—k yourself because I promise you I’m going to do all those things that I said I’m going to do.”
A voicemail message left on April 3 was recorded by police. It included threats that the woman was “not going to be left alone” and that the caller would “f—k your life up”.
Police went to Yaman’s home on Friday morning after he failed to front court the previous day on separate domestic violence charges relating to the same woman.
In refusing bail, Magistrate Susan McGowan found the prosecution case against Yaman was a strong one.
She said his prior record of violence gave her no confidence that any bail conditions could mitigate the risk he posed to his ex-partner and the public.
