Zane Andrew Henderson, who forced woman to eat dog food, sentenced

Zane Andrew Henderson, now 21, was 18 when he perpetrated the abuse in question.

He pleaded guilty to one count of assault.

At roughly 8pm on the night of October 16, 2014, Henderson and three male associates began terrorising and assaulting an 18-year-old woman at a Ravenswood unit belonging to Savannah Jade Harwood.

The abuse arose from a financial dispute between the victim and Ms Harwood.

Ms Stoward was said to have owed Ms Harwood $100.

Henderson used a taser-like object on the complainant.

The victim had condiments smeared in her hair, lit cigarettes put out on her arm and was sprayed in the face with a can of fly spray. 

Henderson forced the victim to eat dog food, telling her, “If you want to act like a dog, I’m going to treat you like a dog”.

She was hit in the face with a bar of soap wrapped in a sock and in the shoulder and leg with a frying pan.

Henderson threatened Ms Stoward, saying that she would soon be “digging [her] own grave in the bush”.

Justice Tennent said Henderson had exhibited no remorse.

“[The crime] involved what amounted to torture over several hours and a total lack of respect for another human being,” she said.

She sentenced Henderson to 22 months in jail, backdated to March 25, 2017.

He will be eligible for parole when he has served half his sentence.

Two of Henderson’s co-accused have already been found guilty of the same crime by a jury.