Man to spend 9 more years in jail for wounding his mate

A LOWMANS BAY MAN who threatened to kill a woman with whom he was in a months-long relationship, if she left him, will spend the next nine years in prison after he chased and stabbed her multiple times.

Cornelius Phillips appeared at the High Court before Justice Rickie Burnett, where he was sentenced on January 26, 2026 for ‘wounding with intent; and damage to property’ after pleading guilty.

The facts in the matter are that the victim was in a six-month common-law relationship with Phillips, which quickly became violent.

After she made a formal police report in early 2024, Phillips escalated his threats via digital messages. On May 20, 2024, Phillips explicitly threatened to kill his mate if she left him.

He also directly threatened her mother, telling her he would stab her daughter. Eight days later, Phillips waited near the victim’s workplace armed with a knife.

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