A Unanderra woman accused of breaking into a wheelchair-bound man's home and threatening his pregnant daughter has won a reduction in her jail sentence.
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Melissa Jackson had her original prison sentence of two years with three months on parole reduced to 19 months, with eight months on parole, following a District Court appeal on Friday.
Judge Paul Conlon found the structuring of the original sentence was inappropriate, deeming that Jackson should have more time on parole in order for her to access supervision and services by community corrections.
The court heard the victim was in his kitchen when he heard a female yelling out, later discovering it was Jackson, who was leaning against the front window of his house and directing her rage towards him.
"At the time [the male victim] has seen the accused holding a beer bottle ... in her right hand," police documents said. "The accused has then bashed the window two or three times using the beer bottle ... this has caused the victim to fear for his personal safety."
The man locked the front door of his house, preventing Jackson from entering, and called his daughter, asking her to come over.
Jackson approached the woman when she arrived by taxi a short time later, calling her "a f---ing dog". The woman grabbed a wooden pole from her father's house to protect herself, however, Jackson was not intimidated, and continued to walk around the house yelling at the woman and her father and trying to get into the house.
Police arrived a short time later, with the female victim telling police she believed Jackson was hiding outside the house.
A police dog eventually located Jackson underneath the house.
She was arrested and charged with intimidation offences, later telling police she'd been drinking Jim Beam and Ouzo for several hours before the incident.
With time already served, Jackson will be eligible for parole in November next year.