Who at our club thought signing this grub was a good idea? whoever was involved in signing him should be shown the door. This was common knowledge before we signed him yet still went ahead with it. I'm glad Penn and Kelly sacked him.
Zane Tetevano jailed for bashing former girlfriend
Disgraced former Newcastle Knight, Zane Tetevano, has been jailed for at least nine months for four separate attacks on his former girlfriend.
Despite his lawyer arguing that Tetevano had transformed his life since leaving the "toxic environment" of the NRL, magistrate Ian Cheetham said the only suitable sentence for Tetevano's offending was jail.
Tetevano was sentenced to a total of 18 months' imprisonment with a non-parole period of nine months.
Tetevano previously pleaded guilty to eight charges including two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two counts of common assault.
Mr Cheetham detailed the different occasions when Tetevano had punched, kicked, slapped and thrown his former girlfriend during drunken bouts of rage.
Tetevano had also smashed property and intimidated his former partner over several months forcing her to lock herself in rooms away from the former front-rower.
Newcastle Local Court heard that Tetevano had no intention of resuming his rugby league career and was now working 60 hours a week and planning to start a family with his new girlfriend.
Earlier, Tetevano had asked Mr Cheetham to delay his sentencing so he can complete a course on domestic violence.
Mr Cheetham was told that Tetevano was midway through a 20-week course with Relationships Australia and would like to finish the course before being sentenced.
Tetevano left the Knights for the Manly Sea Eagles last year but was sacked by the club in December.
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...ashing-former-girlfriend-20150528-ghbp8e.html
Zane Tetevano jailed for bashing former girlfriend
Disgraced former Newcastle Knight, Zane Tetevano, has been jailed for at least nine months for four separate attacks on his former girlfriend.
Despite his lawyer arguing that Tetevano had transformed his life since leaving the "toxic environment" of the NRL, magistrate Ian Cheetham said the only suitable sentence for Tetevano's offending was jail.
Tetevano was sentenced to a total of 18 months' imprisonment with a non-parole period of nine months.
Tetevano previously pleaded guilty to eight charges including two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two counts of common assault.
Mr Cheetham detailed the different occasions when Tetevano had punched, kicked, slapped and thrown his former girlfriend during drunken bouts of rage.
Tetevano had also smashed property and intimidated his former partner over several months forcing her to lock herself in rooms away from the former front-rower.
Newcastle Local Court heard that Tetevano had no intention of resuming his rugby league career and was now working 60 hours a week and planning to start a family with his new girlfriend.
Earlier, Tetevano had asked Mr Cheetham to delay his sentencing so he can complete a course on domestic violence.
Mr Cheetham was told that Tetevano was midway through a 20-week course with Relationships Australia and would like to finish the course before being sentenced.
Tetevano left the Knights for the Manly Sea Eagles last year but was sacked by the club in December.
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...ashing-former-girlfriend-20150528-ghbp8e.html