Former Miss Australia accused of domestic violence
A former Miss Australia and previous Labor member of Tasmania parliament has been accused of emotionally abusing her partner, including physical violence over the course of a decade.
Kathryn Isobel Hay, 47, is yet to enter a plea to the family violence charge of emotional abuse or intimidation, which allegedly spanned from 2011 to 2022.
Hay won the Miss Tasmania and Miss Australia crown in 1999 before serving as a Labor member in the electorate of Bass from 2002 to 2006.
She has been accused of regularly abusing her partner, Troy Shane Richardson, calling him a c***, pushing him, accusing him of infidelity and telling family members he did nothing around the house.
She also allegedly told him he was worthless and useless and assaulted him by throwing a bowl of cereal at him.
According to court documents, Hay allegedly assaulted Mr Richardson by slapping him across the face multiple times and punching him in the face.
Among dozens of accusations, Hay told Mr Richardson that she would have been happier with her late husband.
Hay also drafted correspondence to the Director of Public Prosecutions on Mr Richardson’s behalf without his consent and allegedly discouraged him from seeing a counsellor.
Hay, who briefly appeared in Launceston Magistrates Court, was granted bail and will next appear before the court on May 29.
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