For obvious reasons he struggled with his school work thereafter and finally left school to work in a factory. This employment experiment required him to be involved in heavy lifting but because of the injuries he had sustained in the accident, they were not suitable for him. He returned to school for a brief period but left again after having difficulty with his academic requirements. He finally left school without completing Year 10. Mr Quinn’s mother made a statement in which she said that from the age of 13 or 14 Mr Quinn began displaying disorganised, odd and anxious behaviour. He was medically assessed and later prescribed antidepressant medication but this was not continued. He continued however to suffer from chronic anxiety which appeared to be worse when he started taking illicit substances. He started coming to the attention of police at approximately the age of 15 years. His criminal behaviour arose as a result of his consumption of illicit substances. He experimented with a range of different drugs but struggled mostly with amphetamines. At the height of his addiction to that drug he was using intravenously and on a daily basis. Mr Quinn was admitted to mental health facilities frequently because of his drug taking which in turn increased his anxiety and disordered thoughts. Mr Quinn did respond well to structure, routine and discipline and it was observed by members of the family that he was more settled when in custody. By contrast when in the community, particularly after spending some time in gaol, he was observed to struggle with the demands of work and independent living. As a result he would fall into a pattern of substance abuse and criminal activity. Mr Quinn had a long term partner with whom he had two children and they were certainly features of his life that had a stabilising influence upon him. Mr Quinn answered charges in the Youth Court from the age of 15, at first for minor matters and then more serious offences. He received a suspended sentence obligation in 1995 and spent 3 months in detention in 1996 for breaching that obligation. Mr Quinn’s first appearance in the District Court was in 1997 at the age of 18 when he was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for receiving stolen goods. That sentence was suspended upon him entering into a good behaviour bond. In March 1999 Mr Quinn was sentenced to 5 years and 2 months imprisonment for burglary, driving offences and breaching the good behaviour bond that he had entered into 2 years
For obvious reasons he struggled with his school work thereafter and finally left school to work in a factory. This employment experiment required him to be involved in heavy lifting but because of the injuries he had sustained in the accident, they were not suitable for him. He returned to school for a brief period but left again after having difficulty with his academic requirements. He finally left school without completing Year 10. Mr Quinn’s mother made a statement in which she said that from the age of 13 or 14 Mr Quinn began displaying disorganised, odd and anxious behaviour. He was medically assessed and later prescribed antidepressant medication but this was not continued. He continued however to suffer from chronic anxiety which appeared to be worse when he started taking illicit substances. He started coming to the attention of police at approximately the age of 15 years. His criminal behaviour arose as a result of his consumption of illicit substances. He experimented with a range of different drugs but struggled mostly with amphetamines. At the height of his addiction to that drug he was using intravenously and on a daily basis. Mr Quinn was admitted to mental health facilities frequently because of his drug taking which in turn increased his anxiety and disordered thoughts. Mr Quinn did respond well to structure, routine and discipline and it was observed by members of the family that he was more settled when in custody. By contrast when in the community, particularly after spending some time in gaol, he was observed to struggle with the demands of work and independent living. As a result he would fall into a pattern of substance abuse and criminal activity. Mr Quinn had a long term partner with whom he had two children and they were certainly features of his life that had a stabilising influence upon him. Mr Quinn answered charges in the Youth Court from the age of 15, at first for minor matters and then more serious offences. He received a suspended sentence obligation in 1995 and spent 3 months in detention in 1996 for breaching that obligation. Mr Quinn’s first appearance in the District Court was in 1997 at the age of 18 when he was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for receiving stolen goods. That sentence was suspended upon him entering into a good behaviour bond. In March 1999 Mr Quinn was sentenced to 5 years and 2 months imprisonment for burglary, driving offences and breaching the good behaviour bond that he had entered into 2 years