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Stuart MacGill denied swearing at the woman and said he only showed her when he threatened to call the police.
Former Test cricketer Stuart MacGill shed tears of joy before drinking six or seven bourbons and cokes in an hour and a half and allegedly terrorizing one of his former friend’s best mates.
MacGill, 51, is accused of stalking and verbally intimidating ex-girlfriend Samantha Ford while walking on a street in Sydney’s CBD, and then in a nearby pub on February 1, 2022.
That morning, worrying about “one of my best friends” Stephen Kerlin was fatal, when he was unable to contact him, MacGill Downing Center Local Court was told on Tuesday.
MacGill said he was concerned about Kerlin’s mental health following the end of his relationship with Ms Ford several months ago.
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He went to Kerlin’s apartment at Barangaroo when he heard others had not been able to contact him.
“He stood at the doorbell and came to the door in his pajamas and I started screaming,” MacGill said.
Then they celebrated, with MacGill drinking bourbon and cocktails in the “six or seven” room before kicking off at the preferred location of the Kerlin, Captain Cook Hotel.
As they walked, Kerlin spotted Ms. Ford, MacGill pointing at her and yelling at her.
“F… go away, leave us alone you b….”, that kind of stuff,” MacGill said.
Ms. Ford then began to approach, and MacGill told her to go away, she said.
“I was thinking of going to Duke Cook, so I was pretty keen on plowing,” he said.
Minutes later, a hotel clerk told Kerlin and Ms. Ford that they were leaving following a large program. MacGill said they were only “on the periphery.”
Ms Ford told the court on Monday she went to the Captain Cook Hotel to tell staff it was not a match to serve the mayor.
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Stuart MacGill talks to Joe Root when the former Australian cricketer worked as England’s consultant in 2018.
“(MacGill) came up first and said something like “f… you c…”, then he said he was going to call the police and he said “you’re coming down, you’re not. Hello here,’ Ms. Ford said.
Ms Ford said MacGill stood at the height of her abuse.
MacGill denied trying to intimidate Ms Ford or swear at her, but agreed he pointed it in Ms Ford’s face as she told her to call the police.
“There were also breakups and family law issues that had nothing to do with me, but I knew … I needed to move on from that point,” MacGill said.
Local Cook Hotel manager Mark Austin told the court MacGill did not appear to be threatening at the hotel, but admitted he could not hear the specifics of the argument.
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Stuart MacGill played in the Big Bash for the Sydney Sixers in late 2011.
MacGill rang Detective Sergeant Brett Whitmore, the police officer he had been dealing with, for advice.
“(MacGill) said words like, ‘He’s crazy, what do I do?'” Det Sgt Whitmore said.
“I told him I was at home and that he had no triple contact,” he said.
MacGill said the court did not call triple zero, believing the incident occurred after Kerlin and Ms. Ford left the hotel.
Under questioning from prosecutor Sergeant Michael Cleaver, MacGill acknowledged that he had not told police everything when he gave an interview after the incident, but denied that he was lying in order to defend his friend, describing some mistakes in his evidence as poor choice of words.
“I’m a lister, not a dictionary,” MacGill told the court.
He remains out on bail pending a court hearing, which is not expected until at least April.
Where to get help
- 1737, What to speak? A book called or text 1737 to speak to a learned counsellor.
- Concern for New Zealand 0800 ANXIETY (0800 269 4389)
- Depression.org.nz 0800 111 757 or text 4202
- Lifeline 0800 543 354
- Some Foundation 09 623 4812, click here to access a free resource and information about its services.
- Rural Support Trust 0800 787 254
- Samaritans 0800 726 666
- Death Crisis Helpline 0508 828 865 (0508 SUPPORT)
- Yellow Brick Road 0800 732 825
- thelowdown.co.nz Chat online, email chat or free text 5626
- What’s new 0800 942 8787 (for 5 to 18 year olds). Phone advice available Monday-Friday, noon-11pm and weekends, 3pm-11pm. Online chat is available from 3pm-10pm daily.
- Youthline 0800 376 633, free text 234, email talk@youthline.co.nz, or find online chat and other support here.
- If that is the case, click here to find the number for the local crisis team assessment.