A man who wounded a constable with a makeshift spear has avoided returning to jail, serving his sentence in the community after satisfying a judge he genuinely believed his victim was not a police officer.
Rory James Constantino, 31, was given a 21-month sentence in the NSW District Court on Monday, to be served under an intensive correction order, with conditions including a nightly curfew and 100 hours of community service.
A jury found him guilty of reckless wounding in September for stabbing Senior Constable Jacob Vella with a makeshift spear made from a broomstick at his home in Sydney's southwest on June 11, 2019.
