Overview
- Jeremiah Joshua Smith, 40, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent against one woman and assault by beating against a second, with prosecutors discontinuing other counts.
- During the July 31, 2025 incident he armed himself with two knives, threatened to kill the victim, ordered her to clean her blood, and the children escaped through a downstairs window to a neighbour.
- The victim sustained a 7.5cm leg slash and a head gash, and an X‑ray at hospital confirmed a fractured spine.
- Smith fled after the attack, police issued a public wanted appeal, and he surrendered the day after the appeal.
- He received a 15‑year restraining order covering both victims, a witness and the neighbour, is barred from entering Kingsway, and has 32 prior convictions for 64 offences dating back to 2006.