'Murdered intruder' previously jailed for raping teen girl
The man left dead after allegedly trying to break into a father's family home in Newcastle had previously served time for raping a teenage girl.
Ricky Slater-Dickson died after his life support was switched off Sunday, having been left unconscious following an alleged fight with father Ben Batterham.
Mr Batterham had allegedly discovered the 34-year-old in his infant daughter's bedroom, holding his wife's purse at their Hamilton home. He was charged with murder after Slater-Dickson's death.
A new report has revealed Slater-Dickson was previously convicted of rape, adding to a long list of criminal convictions tendered to court, which includes assault, theft, drug and driving offences.
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Mr Salter-Dickson was previously sentenced to a maximum six years jail after he forced his way into the home of a 16-year-old South Tamworth girl in June 2007.
The teen answered her door around 11pm on June 6, expecting her boyfriend to be at the door, according to documents tendered to the court this week.
Instead, she found a pant-less Mr Slater-Dickson who forced he was inside and raped the teen; threatening to stab her if she was not quiet.
When Mr Slater-Dickson left, the teen closed the door and called triple-0, her father and best friend, Fairfax reports.
The teen said she did not know her attacker's name but told police he had been outside her house on previous occasions and told to leave.
Mr Slater-Dickson's DNA was matched to the DNA collected from a vagina swab, leading to his arrest in October that year.
He pleaded guilty four months later to aggravated sexual assault without consent and sentenced to a minimum four years.
Mr Slater-Dickson was released from jail in December following a successful appeal of his four-year jail term for fraud and aggravated break-and-enter.
The Court of Criminal Appeal ruled to quash his conviction due to errors made by the trial judge after Mr Slater-Dickson served just 20 months.
An investigation into the events surrounding Mr Slater-Dickson's entering of the Hamilton home around 3.30am Saturday continues, with police still searching for a motive.
Fairfax reports the brief of evidence states he was allegedly found in the home though not in a bedroom, as previously reported.
The publisher also states his neck was not broken when he was discovered unresponsive down the street.
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