Couple left seriously injured after violent altercation with neighbour

ABC NEWS (Australia)

An argument over a dog in Western Sydney has left a couple with potentially life-long injuries. Police allege a neighbour made threats with an axe before ploughing into them with a large car.

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00:00 You can't see the impact, but the audio from this security camera captures the horror.

00:07 The screams that occurred just after the impact occurred are horrifying.

00:18 About nine o'clock last night in Doonside, a Ford Territory, hits Jodie Robertson and

00:22 her fiancé Curtis Hickey.

00:24 Ran over him twice, reversed back, hit their car and then drove off.

00:31 As the driver flees, he crashes into a tree.

00:34 I heard a scraping noise. I saw the four-wheel drive go around there. White four-wheel drive.

00:41 I just heard his back tyre.

00:43 Police say it started with an argument between Mr Hickey and Corey Porter, who lives up the

00:48 road from Ms Robertson.

00:50 It was over their dogs.

00:52 Ms Robertson went to speak to the 29-year-old. Police allege that as the dispute escalated,

00:57 Mr Porter threatened Mr Hickey with an axe.

01:00 Revved his engine about three times, sped up, hit them.

01:05 Both suffered serious head injuries and Mr Hickey has broken and dislocated bones.

01:11 These people have got lifelong injuries.

01:14 The street tells of the car's violent movements. Broken plastic is scattered on the road and

01:19 you can see skid marks where the vehicle took off.

01:22 Some of the car stuff is still stuck in the tree.

01:27 After the tree hampered his getaway, Mr Porter was arrested nearby. He's been charged with

01:32 causing grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving.

01:36 This particular incident highlights how horribly wrong neighbour disputes can go.

01:42 Police are urging people to be calm and rational when conflict arises between neighbours.

01:47 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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