A Ravenswood man who ordered pizzas from three different outlets for his neighbour without paying has pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to harass another person.
Launceston Magistrates Court heard that David Ross Moyes, 59, targeted his neighbour with the unpaid orders during a period of strained relations in 2019.
As reported by The Examiner, the police prosecutor said the neighbour was home alone around 6pm when a knock was heard at the door and a delivery driver from Domino’s Pizza was standing there with an order under the name ‘Matthew’.
About half an hour later, there was another knock and this time it was a Pizza Hut pizza, also under the name ‘Matthew’, but with the neighbour’s correct address.
A third knock came about 40 minutes later with a delivery from Pizza Capers.
The court heard that the neighbour and her family suspected Moyes was behind the prank deliveries and had contacted several pizza outlets in Launceston to prevent any more orders from arriving.
The situation escalated when a delivery of blue metal gravel arrived at the address, prompting the neighbour to confront Moyes at a local pub.
He initially denied involvement, but a pre-paid mobile phone he was carrying was later linked to the number that had made the calls to the pizza places and the landscaper.
Defence lawyer Grant Tucker said that a ‘bad relationship’ existed with the neighbour and suspected they were responsible for throwing a brick at his property.
Moyes was fined $1,500 and ordered to pay $1,041.02 in court costs.
