32 In any event, whether the Sergeant was, or was not, making the application, it is perfectly apparent there was no opposition to it, and indeed it appears to be an application that went forward with the support of both parties. The facts and record were tendered. Her Honour then invited counsel for the applicant to tender more documents. There was discussion concerning, in particular, x-rays of the plaintiff's skull. The plaintiff had had a work accident, suffered a significant brain injury, which produced appalling consequences, in particular of disinhibition occasioning problems. The report went on to refer to the plaintiff as needing further assistance from the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit at Liverpool Hospital. The report of the psychologist, Ms Natasha Langovski, concluded:
"An impaired ability to control his behaviour and regulate his emotions seems to have landed him in his current predicament. These impairments are the direct result of his severe acquired brain injury.
She referred to the assistance he would require to generate strategies to manage his emotions and executive dysfunction, thereby reducing the likelihood of him (sic) offending in future. There was a supplementary section attached to her report setting out a plan for the treatment to be conducted, in particular at the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit at Liverpool Hospital.
33 In her conclusion the magistrate said,
"That is not disputed that he has got an injury".
Mr Hopper said:
"Yes, and you accept that this injury was the cause of his behaviour on that night and you would be guided by the suggested treatment plan by the psychologist."
Her Honour said:
"Mr Plummer, what do you want to say?"
The prosecutor said:"
I do not seek to address your Honour."
The magistrate then said,
"This is a very serious allegation."
34 She referred to the facts that had been provided by way of statement to the Court, which are part of annexure A to the affidavit of Stephen Hopper sworn 27 July 2004 and, in particular, that the plaintiff, after having been assaulted the evening prior, by his next door neighbour, the victim in the assault charged against the plaintiff, had apparently obtained the assistance of other persons, they had attended at the victim's premises when he was there with another person, and severely beaten both of them, occasioning the victim a large laceration.